My mom is an elementary-school music teacher. For her, music is an educational tool. — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I've been journaling longer than I've been a musician, longer than I've been an artist, longer than I've been a writer in… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
My dad plays guitar in the church band, so it's like music as a service. He plays at old-people homes, so that's… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
Usually, I'll just be walking from my house to somewhere else, and melodies and words will start coming up, and I'll have… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I never considered a career in music because it was too unattainable. I just didn't believe it was possible. — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
Before I even pick up a guitar, usually the words are done. So I'm not first and foremost a musician. I'm first… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I value the people who are willing to make themselves vulnerable and share work that is sensitive and maybe even hard to… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
From the very beginning, I had a lot of female role models in music. I would go to shows, and there were… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
Music was always encouraged as a passion and a hobby, but I was never told, 'This should be your job. You write… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I don't end up writing songs in my journals, but I'm sure that my ability to write songs has been helped by… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I heard during our label-searching that some labels hire statisticians instead of A&R people. They'll reach out to the bands that will… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
Even people that are close to me or people that are acquaintances... The only question I get now is, 'How is music… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
It's important for me to write songs that feel good to sing every night and remind me of my core, truest beliefs. — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
My favorite music is when the sound is supplementing the message. I don't think it's dramatic; it's cinematic. — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
My mom is an elementary school music teacher, a pianist, and a singer, and my dad plays guitar - he's a huge… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I take photos, I used to make films, I journal incessantly, and I really value the documentation of life. Because it's almost… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
When I'm on a stage, it's just me, singing a song with words that I wrote and I believe in. And if I don't… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
Being on tour, it's really easy to stop knowing people that you want to know, because you're not sharing experiences; you're not existing in… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
The main way that being adopted has shaped my songwriting is that I was asked at an early age to consider the circumstances that… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
Music was always encouraged as a passion and a hobby, but I was never told, 'This should be your job. You write music and… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
Whenever I'm trying to understand people that I don't understand, or things in people or even in myself, I'll say, 'When did this negativity… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
In film school, you get skills, but then you get lackey jobs, working on projects that you probably don't care about. And there's something… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I think a lot about my obsessive need to document things and what it's going to mean in the future. — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I've talked with friends about this: when you write about yourself, that's what people connect to. When you write a sermon or a lesson,… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I was always writing. I've always been attracted to words and stories, communication. — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I was always taught to be grateful, and so the question came early: What is there to be grateful for? Why is life supposed… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I really enjoy navigating the business aspect of having a band, and there is a great amount of instinct. You don't wanna work with… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
I feel like the expectations have gone up. It's not a complaint, but it's a little intimidating. People are like, 'Oh, you're on Matador.… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
