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> [All my records have been written to be records, rather than writing a group of songs and seeing if they fit together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/all-my-records-have-been-written-to-be-records-rather-than-writing-a/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

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## More by Justin Townes Earle

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/i-ve-always-written-when-i-was-in-school-the-only-teacher-who-ever/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/i-didn-t-do-anything-differently-than-what-my-father-was-doing-it-s-a/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/i-don-t-think-i-have-any-right-to-say-i-belong-to-that-woody-guthrie/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/i-didn-t-get-into-music-to-become-a-blues-musician-or-a-country/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

> [I think that it's the job of the artist to be in transition and constantly learn more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/i-think-that-it-s-the-job-of-the-artist-to-be-in-transition-and/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/i-always-watched-movies-and-rooted-for-the-bad-guys-you-know-i-ve/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

> [There’s a certain urgency that comes from the records of the early 60s before overdubbing and multitracking came into play,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/there-s-a-certain-urgency-that-comes-from-the-records-of-the-early/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/i-heard-nirvana-and-discovered-that-songs-could-be-like-poetry-but-a/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

> [I think a lot of men are afraid of pretty things, and I'm not, I like pretty songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/i-think-a-lot-of-men-are-afraid-of-pretty-things-and-i-m-not-i-like/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

> [I love Motown, but I've obviously always been more of a Memphis soul fan. If it's Stax or Motown, I go Stax.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/i-love-motown-but-i-ve-obviously-always-been-more-of-a-memphis-soul/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

> [On the road, I weigh 168. At home, ten more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/on-the-road-i-weigh-168-at-home-ten-more/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

> [I've got a 27-inch waist. Before, I was stupid smaller. Finding clothes in the South was impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/i-ve-got-a-27-inch-waist-before-i-was-stupid-smaller-finding-clothes/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

> [Finding clothes in the South was impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/finding-clothes-in-the-south-was-impossible/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

> [I know I’m never going to be a big pop star, because I’m not willing to conform,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/i-know-i-m-never-going-to-be-a-big-pop-star-because-i-m-not-willing/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

> [You have to live what you write, or you have to know it. There are exceptions, like story songs, where you just have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-townes-earle/you-have-to-live-what-you-write-or-you-have-to-know-it-there-are/)

[Justin Townes Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-townes-earle/)

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