Well we never set out to write a concept album. I've always used song writing as a therapeutic release so in that process, I just do my best to be honest with myself and look inside myself and whatever comes… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
The song writing is different because with this stuff, I write it on my own and with Hot Water, we're more of a collective and I love both sides of that. Honestly, it's two different animals but I love and… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
Creating records and writing music with people I admire and respect is a very spiritual and enlightening thing for me. — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
You're always kind of shifting and changing and it's a really exciting process. — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
I've always written songs to use music as a form of therapy or as a way to look at my obstacles or my memories… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
Well we never set out to write a concept album. I've always used song writing as a therapeutic release so in that process, I… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
It almost feels like I have the best of both worlds in a sense. I also respect the fact that all of this could… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
I met some people who showed me a path in music where they were like hey, look, while yes, it can have to do… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
I mean we're all guilty of getting sidetracked or getting taken away from our loved ones. Whether we believe it or not, or care… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
It's an opportunity that's there for all of us, like a life raft or preserver to hang onto when there's nothing else or no… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
I find a ton of inspiration from the artists that I'm writing with, that I'm playing shows with, and that I'm sitting down and… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
On the road, it's constant sensory overload, and it's easy to lose track of days and time and to get caught up in the… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
It's always a blast playing the new stuff. But I feel like songs, in a way, are never finished. You get to a point… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
We can use music as a tool to overcome things. It was a beautiful age and realization for me, an awakening. I felt like… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
Balance is everything. And I'm not just speaking from a road perspective - even from home. My wife and I work out of the… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
I find artists like Tim Barry, Cory Branan, and Jenny Owen Youngs, these current artists that are doing what they're doing now are my… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
Over the years since then though, I couldn't even begin to try and count all the mistakes I've made but also, all the joys… — Chuck Ragan Copy Share Image
