Yo La Tengo were a major inspiration for me because they're one of the first bands that I got into on my own, separate from my parents, when I was in high school. I have all their albums. That's the… — Lucy Dacus Copy Share Image
When you're a kid, you learn whatever your parents think until you start taking in media. Because all your friends are your age as well, media is the third parent that you ever have. So I think about that a… — 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
