--- title: "10 Up Quotes By Jason Isbell" description: "10 Up quotes by Jason Isbell. Plus more from Jason Isbell and more Up sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/jason-isbell-3520_possibility_as-you-get-up-in-your-thirties-the-van-t_1469844.jpg" --- > [As you get up in your thirties, the van touring is not a possibility anymore. We can't all be Mike Watt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/as-you-get-up-in-your-thirties-the-van-touring-is-not-a-possibility/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/jason-isbell-3520_possibility_as-you-get-up-in-your-thirties-the-van-t_1469844.jpg) > [An incredible number of people have raised children who aren't too screwed up. Surely, I won't be the worst at it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/an-incredible-number-of-people-have-raised-children-who-aren-t-too/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/jason-isbell-3520_child_an-incredible-number-of-people-have-rais_710495.jpg) > [I didn't grow up with a lot of money, but I grew up with a lot of opportunities that many people don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/i-didn-t-grow-up-with-a-lot-of-money-but-i-grew-up-with-a-lot-of/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a9/jason-isbell-3520_grow_i-didn-t-grow-up-with-a-lot-of-money-but_1759989.jpg) > [I went to school for creative writing in college, and I wound up about six hours short of my degree.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/i-went-to-school-for-creative-writing-in-college-and-i-wound-up-about/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ca/jason-isbell-3520_about_i-went-to-school-for-creative-writing-in_2638520.jpg) > [It's not easy to sit down and open yourself up and say, 'This is how much I love you,' you know? It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/it-s-not-easy-to-sit-down-and-open-yourself-up-and-say-this-is-how/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/011/jason-isbell-3520_down_it-s-not-easy-to-sit-down-and-open-yours_1679992.jpg) > [There are so few people that wake up every day and go do something that they don't dread... I'm very lucky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/there-are-so-few-people-that-wake-up-every-day-and-go-do-something/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/jason-isbell-3520_day_there-are-so-few-people-that-wake-up-eve_1196177.jpg) > [You always have a lot of time on the road, and you have to fill that time up with something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/you-always-have-a-lot-of-time-on-the-road-and-you-have-to-fill-that/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47a/jason-isbell-3520_always_you-always-have-a-lot-of-time-on-the-roa_3130125.jpg) > [I like those kinds of songs that have details that you remember and that have stories that mean something and that open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/i-like-those-kinds-of-songs-that-have-details-that-you-remember-and/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ea/jason-isbell-3520_books_i-like-those-kinds-of-songs-that-have-de_313668.jpg) > [It occurred to me the thing that broke my heart the most was when I grew up and realized everything wasn't an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/it-occurred-to-me-the-thing-that-broke-my-heart-the-most-was-when-i/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/481/jason-isbell-3520_adventure_it-occurred-to-me-the-thing-that-broke-m_1638104.jpg) > [I think sometimes I write to impress my influences. Whether they're actually acquaintances of mine, people that I think will hear the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/i-think-sometimes-i-write-to-impress-my-influences-whether-they-re/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce0/jason-isbell-3520_acquaintances_i-think-sometimes-i-write-to-impress-my_1752015.jpg) ## Other authors on Up ## More by Jason Isbell > [Whatever needed to be done, I need to know how to do it just as well as my wife. You know, for us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/whatever-needed-to-be-done-i-need-to-know-how-to-do-it-just-as-well/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) > [The Police could get away with doing an entire record with really no audible reverb, which I have always admired and thought would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/the-police-could-get-away-with-doing-an-entire-record-with-really-no/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) > [I think great songs appeal to people at any age. Kids love the Beatles, too. Kids love Tom T. Hall. Of course, Tom T.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/i-think-great-songs-appeal-to-people-at-any-age-kids-love-the-beatles/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) > [Democracy can tie your hands in a rock 'n' roll band, you know? It can be a great thing, but if you've got a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/democracy-can-tie-your-hands-in-a-rock-n-roll-band-you-know-it-can-be/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) > [If you're the person whose problems were solved when you were born, your job is to try and help the people who aren't in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/if-you-re-the-person-whose-problems-were-solved-when-you-were-born/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) > [I like not having to worry about paying the bills, but I have to watch myself because I don't come from money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/i-like-not-having-to-worry-about-paying-the-bills-but-i-have-to-watch/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) > [A lot of people in Nashville think that the best song is the catchiest or the one that sells the most copies. They're editing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/a-lot-of-people-in-nashville-think-that-the-best-song-is-the/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) > [The world changes fast, and a lot of the old country folks have a hard time keeping up with it, and it makes them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/the-world-changes-fast-and-a-lot-of-the-old-country-folks-have-a-hard/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) > [The more you read, the better you are at writing, no matter what you're writing. A lot of songwriters miss that and don't see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/the-more-you-read-the-better-you-are-at-writing-no-matter-what-you-re/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) > [The idea of growing up in the South and being a man is an interesting thing; there's a lot masculinity involved, with hunting, fishing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/the-idea-of-growing-up-in-the-south-and-being-a-man-is-an-interesting/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) > [I don't think I'm a country artist, really. I'm a country person, but I don't think I'm necessarily a country singer or musician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/i-don-t-think-i-m-a-country-artist-really-i-m-a-country-person-but-i/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) > [I like those kinds of songs that have details that you remember and that have stories that mean something and that open up into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/i-like-those-kinds-of-songs-that-have-details-that-you-remember-and/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) > [Man, that Jim Lauderdale always looks good - he's got more western suits than anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/man-that-jim-lauderdale-always-looks-good-he-s-got-more-western-suits/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) > [I'm not a big AA guy, but I'll go every once in a while. They do tell you that going out and helping other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/i-m-not-a-big-aa-guy-but-i-ll-go-every-once-in-a-while-they-do-tell/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) > [My dad, he worries a bit, usually with good reason. There were quite a few years there where he was probably trying to resign…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-isbell/my-dad-he-worries-a-bit-usually-with-good-reason-there-were-quite-a/) [Jason Isbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-isbell/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/up/jason-isbell/#itemlist", "name": "10 Up Quotes By Jason Isbell", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As you get up in your thirties, the van touring is not a possibility anymore. 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