I love songs because by nature they are concise; they sum up. I try to use as few words as possible. It's… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
When I'm trying to write a song for someone else, you can only see anything through your own eyes. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I wouldn't claim to know what another person is thinking. I can imagine it, but it's my interpretation, and I try to… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Try to keep your mind. Try not to eat bad, try not to wake up with too bad of a hangover. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
If it's possible to have an enemy without making it personal or moral, then that's what I'm trying to do. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I just like writing lyrics. I find a little satisfaction in performing live, making records. But primarily, I just try to write… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I think it's worthwhile to expand your comfort level and just do something awful. I wasn't trying to make music for money. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I write for myself, and I write for my friends and people who I have a connection with. I try to give… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
People expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Elvis Presley wore a Star of David and a cross around his neck and, when someone asked him about it, he said, "It makes… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words. I don't think I'm even a musician. I don't… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I just write songs whenever I feel like it, whenever they come to me. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I think I like singing when I'm singing live. It's just in the studio when it's a drag. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
It's not my way to talk about my feelings. They're impudent to myself, so it wouldn't make any sense if I tried to explain… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Thank God we don't know a lot about Shakespeare or Moses or Homer or Lautreamont. These are the best guys we got, and their… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
All these biopics and biographies and people gossiping about so-and-so's drug abuse or who's sleeping with who, it's just a bunch of nonsense. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
A lot of religious texts make for good reading. That's why they hold up. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Once biographical information contaminates your consciousness, it's impossible to erase it and look at someone's work the same way again. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I don't like the word "happy." I wouldn't want to use it that context. I enjoy writing songs, it's a really good challenge, it… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
It doesn't mean that I'm overly enthusiastic about much music. Except the people that really touch me. It has to touch me, it has… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
