Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
Believe it or not, people went so far as to suggest that I might not be able to write songs anymore because… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I'm polite. I guess that's the dichotomy within me. I don't like to piss people off just for the sake of pissing… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I think we start suffering as soon as we come out of the womb. I think that people tend to stereotype. When… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I've had trouble being in relationships and writing. This has been a real problem for me. I don't know if it's because… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
People seemed to think, you get to a certain age or you get married or you, you're comfortable. And so now there's… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
So few people are truly themselves when they're in the spotlight. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
The man I lived with is a Christian, so I would talk to him about it. What would this person do in… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I don't want to beat people over the head with my political views. It's more about the humanitarian aspect of it. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
There's always stuff to write about. So it's very gratifying on a lot of levels. This is stuff I got asked over… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
Above all, the listener should be able to understand the poem or the song, not be forced to unravel a complicated, self-indulgent puzzle. Offer… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I'm an artist first and foremost. So things are gonna go up and down and sideways and whichever way all through life. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I guess you could write a good song if your heart hadn't been broken, but I don't know of anyone whose heart hasn't been… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
It's just the more you do it the better you get, or at least that's how I feel in my case. I think it's… — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don’t want it. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
You can't be afraid to deal with your demons. You've got to go there to be able to write. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
There's so many other things to write about than unrequited love. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
I'm always coming up with ideas that have been inspired by memories, everyday life and this and that and the other. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
