Certainly, writing a book was challenging. It took me a long time to learn how to do it. It took me seven… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
I think, in the middle of the '90s, I made a couple of records where I tried to figure out what I… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
It’s hard to kiss the lips at night/That chew your ass out all day long. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
I wrote a song a good long while ago, 'I Ain't Livin' Long Like This,' that has been around and been recorded… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
Over the years, I've come to realize that writing 'I Ain't Living Long Like This' was an exercise in combined musical influence,… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
Sustaining a narrative in sentences and paragraphs is very different from songwriting. But the dedication to the craft and just the endurance… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
[My parents] worked hard all week long, and the way they celebrated and rejoiced in life was by making music on weekends.… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
I don't know if I owned a toothbrush until I was 19, maybe. I didn't come from stock that placed any importance… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
For me, my career has never been about what I've done. But it's been about becoming, achieving, and pushing myself further. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
There are certain choices you make as a songwriter, based on vowel sounds and melody and chord changes. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
I've had a nice career. I'm no David Bowie or Bruce Springsteen out there. I'm not an icon. I'm just a working artist. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
My father took me to see Hank Williams on December 14th, 1952. I was two years and four months of age. And I remember… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
Because of my methodology and my sensibilities to write songs, I'm not very comfortable with the notion to rush in any creative endeavor. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
When I was 12 years old, or however old I was when Bringing It All Back Home came out, I'd just skip back and… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
Invariably, collaboration leads to new forms of self-expression and to the things that move you. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
I think, back in the '80s when I was having hits all the time, I took it for granted. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
I've often said to young songwriters when they want to write with me, 'Let's take a stab at ten songs, and we might get… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
So much of inspiration comes from collaboration with other musicians. — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
For the most part, this record is autobiographical. At some point, the story of 'The Houston Kid' takes my experiences from 6 to 15… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
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