I grew up in a racially mixed neighborhood. So going over to friends' houses for dinner, their parents listened to Al Green and Luther Ingram. It was something that hit me early on, the feeling that came across. — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I've always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used to enter… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I didn't do anything differently than what my father was doing. It's a really hard family to rebel in. I could have become an… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I don't think I have any right to say I belong to that [Woody Guthrie/Bob Dylan tradition]. I think that's something that eventually maybe… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I didn't get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I'm a singer-songwrit er. In my book that means I… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I think that it's the job of the artist to be in transition and constantly learn more. — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I always watched movies and rooted for the bad guys, you know? I've always been that kind of guy. I still hold some respect… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
There’s a certain urgency that comes from the records of the early 60s before overdubbing and multitracking came into play, — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I heard Nirvana, and discovered that songs could be like poetry, but a little bit more refined: you didn't have to have 20 verses… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I think a lot of men are afraid of pretty things, and I'm not, I like pretty songs. — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I love Motown, but I've obviously always been more of a Memphis soul fan. If it's Stax or Motown, I go Stax. — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I've got a 27-inch waist. Before, I was stupid smaller. Finding clothes in the South was impossible. — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I know I’m never going to be a big pop star, because I’m not willing to conform, — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
You have to live what you write, or you have to know it. There are exceptions, like story songs, where you just have to… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
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