A lot of people in Nashville think that the best song is the catchiest or the one that sells the most copies.… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I don't write a whole lot about one person that exists in reality; it's usually characteristics of different people that I combine… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
If you're somebody who writes songs or writes fiction, a writer that people pay for your opinion in any way, you shouldn't… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I just try to keep making good records, try to write songs the best way I can and take my job seriously.… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I've always known that there are conflicting issues going on where I'm from. It's always been that way. — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I try to make statements that aren't broad because that doesn't make for good writing. I don't get commentary as my job,… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
The good thing about songwriting is you don't have to delineate between what's true and what's fiction; records aren't put on the… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
No matter what you thought your plans were, that's not how things are going to work out, and that's the only way… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
Any narrative, whether it's fiction or not, you have to approach it as though it really happened to you. I think that's… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to steer people in a direction. I'm just trying to move them. Wherever it takes them, it doesn't matter… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
Whatever needed to be done, I need to know how to do it just as well as my wife. You know, for us to… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
The Police could get away with doing an entire record with really no audible reverb, which I have always admired and thought would be… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I think great songs appeal to people at any age. Kids love the Beatles, too. Kids love Tom T. Hall. Of course, Tom T.… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
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… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
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… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I like not having to worry about paying the bills, but I have to watch myself because I don't come from money. — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
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… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
The world changes fast, and a lot of the old country folks have a hard time keeping up with it, and it makes them… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
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… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
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,… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
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. — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I like those kinds of songs that have details that you remember and that have stories that mean something and that open up into… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
