My style of lyric-writing is very specific and has a lot of details, and I think people react most to that. — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
In the end, when you're writing a really good song, it strikes the right tone. — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
Ironically, when I was playing in my first band, I would deliberately not write down any lyrics. I have a really good… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
I've tried to write songs for other people and it usually requires them singing it and then changing the phrasing. I can… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
I don't really pursue writing songs for other people. I guess one of the things I always think about is a good… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
Sometimes things reveal themselves to you a little bit. I think it was Joan Didion that said, "We write to find out… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
As a writer, if you have something on a page, you can start moving it around and get something you like. But… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
I really want to write a novel. A few years ago I went so far as to do the cliché thing and… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
One thing I have a tendency to do is not write choruses, or write choruses that have different words. The first chorus… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
Some people I've talked to have had really an interpretation of this record as being nostalgic. But in some ways, when we… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
Springsteen on that record started writing less about having your wind in your hair and turning the radio up and more about… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
I really like narrative songs, but I wonder if that's a thing for some people. Once they've heard the story, do they really need… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
I'm not only a songwriter but I'm a massive music fan and I love going to shows. It's different than reading a book. — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
You can think of a number of bands where the first record is by far their biggest record. And that must be hard for… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
My style of lyric-writing is very specific and has a lot of details, and I think people react most to that. — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
I graduated high school in 1989, and there was no alternative rock radio, and there wasn't really good college radio you could get on… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
Sometimes people come up and say, "You have this line in this song and it meant a lot to me." You don't always remember… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
When we started the band, I was really like, "We just want to make a lot of records" - not quite unlike Guided By… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
I think, Trump ran a very nostalgic campaign. There's an idea of like, to put it bluntly: What if it was like before all… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
I'm able to draw outside my own personal experiences. No one wants to hear the song about what I really did today, which is… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
I think making the songs is to put strength in the community in some way. — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
The reality is that the shows kind of disconnect from the songs a little bit. You're playing the songs, but they take on a… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
![“I really want to write a novel. A few years ago I went so far as to do the cliché thing and rent this house in upstate [New York]. I still have the story, but I got 15,000, 20,000 words in and it was like, This is falling apart. I can't figure out.” quote by Craig Finn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fe2/craig-finn-8385_books_i-really-want-to-write-a-novel-a-few-yea_732977.jpg)
