--- title: "1 Lot Writing Quotes By Jack Tatum" description: "1 Lot Writing quotes by Jack Tatum. Plus more from Jack Tatum and more Lot Writing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/jack-tatum-30304_college_i-did-a-lot-of-writing-when-i-was-in-col_2940588.jpg" --- > [I did a lot of writing when I was in college, and that's what I thought I wanted to do; saying that I wanted to be a writer seemed more reasonable than saying I wanted to be a musician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/i-did-a-lot-of-writing-when-i-was-in-college-and-that-s-what-i/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/jack-tatum-30304_college_i-did-a-lot-of-writing-when-i-was-in-col_2940588.jpg) ## More by Jack Tatum > [It always felt like I had to be a realist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/it-always-felt-like-i-had-to-be-a-realist/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) > [I like Ministry, but I'm probably never going to make a song that sounds like Ministry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/i-like-ministry-but-i-m-probably-never-going-to-make-a-song-that/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) > [My idea of a good hit is when the victim wakes up on the sidelines with train whistles blowing in his head... I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/my-idea-of-a-good-hit-is-when-the-victim-wakes-up-on-the-sidelines/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) > [It was like an exponential weed. And people treated me as if I was an established musician. I wasn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/it-was-like-an-exponential-weed-and-people-treated-me-as-if-i-was-an/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) > [I make the music that I make because that's what naturally comes to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/i-make-the-music-that-i-make-because-that-s-what-naturally-comes-to-me/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) > [People quickly forget that people are people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/people-quickly-forget-that-people-are-people/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) > [I still write poetry from time to time, but my whole life is so music-oriented at this point that it's hard for me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/i-still-write-poetry-from-time-to-time-but-my-whole-life-is-so-music/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) > [If I had to go into a battle and I needed someone loyal and courageous to cover my blindside, I know damn well Woody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/if-i-had-to-go-into-a-battle-and-i-needed-someone-loyal-and/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) > [I dabble in hip-hop, but my knowledge is so minimal, it's not even worth talking about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/i-dabble-in-hip-hop-but-my-knowledge-is-so-minimal-it-s-not-even/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) > [I don't place too much importance on words. It's always the last thing I do because I'm definitely more interested in mood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/i-don-t-place-too-much-importance-on-words-it-s-always-the-last-thing/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) > [I was a very private person. All of a sudden, to see myself all over the internet and be like, "Oh god, do I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/i-was-a-very-private-person-all-of-a-sudden-to-see-myself-all-over/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) > [I like to believe that my best hits border on felonious assault.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/i-like-to-believe-that-my-best-hits-border-on-felonious-assault/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) > [I didn't try and say anything terribly meaningful. I'm definitely not a social commentator at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/i-didn-t-try-and-say-anything-terribly-meaningful-i-m-definitely-not/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) > [The fact that I fell into this seemed more like a stroke of good fortune than hard work. Not to say that I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/the-fact-that-i-fell-into-this-seemed-more-like-a-stroke-of-good/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) > [Since I didn't spend a great amount of time on writing the lyrics, some people would argue that they're too vague or simplistic, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/since-i-didn-t-spend-a-great-amount-of-time-on-writing-the-lyrics/) [Jack Tatum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-tatum/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lot-writing/jack-tatum/#itemlist", "name": "1 Lot Writing Quotes By Jack Tatum", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I did a lot of writing when I was in college, and that's what I thought I wanted to do; saying that I wanted to be a writer seemed more reasonable than saying I wanted to be a musician.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack Tatum" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-tatum/i-did-a-lot-of-writing-when-i-was-in-college-and-that-s-what-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/jack-tatum-30304_college_i-did-a-lot-of-writing-when-i-was-in-col_2940588.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/jack-tatum-30304_college_i-did-a-lot-of-writing-when-i-was-in-col_2940588.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/jack-tatum-30304_college_i-did-a-lot-of-writing-when-i-was-in-col_2940588.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I did a lot of writing when I was in college, and that's what I thought I wanted to do; saying that I wanted…” — Jack Tatum", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lot-writing/jack-tatum/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lot-writing/jack-tatum/", "name": "Lot Writing Quotes by Jack Tatum", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lot-writing/jack-tatum/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/jack-tatum-30304_college_i-did-a-lot-of-writing-when-i-was-in-col_2940588.jpg" }, "description": "1 Lot Writing quotes by Jack Tatum. 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