A lot of people in Nashville think that the best song is the catchiest or the one that sells the most copies.… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm a country artist, really. I'm a country person, but I don't think I'm necessarily a country singer or… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
If I could write rock & roll songs on purpose, I'd do it all the time. But most of what I write… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
Something that really helps when it comes to writing songs is you start to notice how children learn and how we all… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I think the live show is a different kind of catharsis. It's an event. It's supposed to be entertaining. To keep myself… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
A lot of people make records where there are a couple songs worth listening to and you skip through the rest, and… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I have my own definitions of success. And I have my own definitions of country music that, luckily, I share with more… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
When I was playing with the Truckers, a lot of really good things happened. And we had a good trajectory for a… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I think Spotify is honestly just another one of Sean Parker's ways of ripping musicians off. — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I think I'm writing for an intelligent stranger - you know, in my mind I can't remember who coined that phrase first.… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
Songs like 'Outfit' and 'Decoration Day' and 'Dress Blues,' those were good songs, but the output wasn't as consistent in those days. — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I don't believe all music is good. I believe some music is bad for people to listen to. I think it makes… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I feel like for me to write songs that I would be interested in as a listener, there has to be tension,… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
If I spend time at the front of the process worrying about connecting themes, then I won't write the best songs. — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
Most of the people that I spend my time around are people who listen to a whole lot of different kinds of… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I find the ones that have the most emotional weight, the heaviest songs. For some reason, for me, they're usually the ones… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
Whatever needed to be done, I need to know how to do it just as well as my wife. You know, for us to… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
The Police could get away with doing an entire record with really no audible reverb, which I have always admired and thought would be… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I think great songs appeal to people at any age. Kids love the Beatles, too. Kids love Tom T. Hall. Of course, Tom T.… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
Democracy can tie your hands in a rock 'n' roll band, you know? It can be a great thing, but if you've got a… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
If you're the person whose problems were solved when you were born, your job is to try and help the people who aren't in… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I like not having to worry about paying the bills, but I have to watch myself because I don't come from money. — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
A lot of people in Nashville think that the best song is the catchiest or the one that sells the most copies. They're editing… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
The world changes fast, and a lot of the old country folks have a hard time keeping up with it, and it makes them… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
The more you read, the better you are at writing, no matter what you're writing. A lot of songwriters miss that and don't see… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
The idea of growing up in the South and being a man is an interesting thing; there's a lot masculinity involved, with hunting, fishing,… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm a country artist, really. I'm a country person, but I don't think I'm necessarily a country singer or musician. — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I like those kinds of songs that have details that you remember and that have stories that mean something and that open up into… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
