The more you read, the better you are at writing, no matter what you're writing. A lot of songwriters miss that and… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
If you're going to document your own journey, the jokes work better in the first person, just like the stories do. — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I know it's financially lucrative to go out on my own, but I don't like it. It's really hard work, just the… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I've always wanted to pull off 'No One is to Blame' by Howard Jones. I've done that a couple times in solo… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
As far as being satisfied, I just don't think you should work towards being satisfied. If everybody were satisfied, we'd never get… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I'll take a certain concern of my own or a situation and try to frame it around a fictional story, but sometimes… — 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 try to read a lot and listen to a lot of good songwriters, and I try to actually work on the… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I have modes, mental modes that I get in, and when I'm on the road, I focus very much on doing the… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I don't have certain kinds of fatigue. My focus stays strong - I can work on a song for six or seven… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I find the ones that have the most emotional weight, the heaviest songs. For some reason, for me, they're usually the ones… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
I think I'm a common man for the most part, but I don't work as hard as most people that I know. — 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
