I've always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I don't think I have any right to say I belong to that [Woody Guthrie/Bob Dylan tradition]. I think that's something that… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
You have to live what you write, or you have to know it. There are exceptions, like story songs, where you just… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
All my records have been written to be records, rather than writing a group of songs and seeing if they fit together. — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I've never been good at rock'n'roll songs, anyway; either I'm blessed or I'm cursed, but whatever I write comes out sounding old. — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
What I'm doing is basically the same as Bob Dylan did with folk songs and Woody Guthrie songs, the same as folk… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I've always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used to enter… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I didn't do anything differently than what my father was doing. It's a really hard family to rebel in. I could have become an… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I don't think I have any right to say I belong to that [Woody Guthrie/Bob Dylan tradition]. I think that's something that eventually maybe… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I didn't get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I'm a singer-songwrit er. In my book that means I… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I think that it's the job of the artist to be in transition and constantly learn more. — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I always watched movies and rooted for the bad guys, you know? I've always been that kind of guy. I still hold some respect… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
There’s a certain urgency that comes from the records of the early 60s before overdubbing and multitracking came into play, — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I heard Nirvana, and discovered that songs could be like poetry, but a little bit more refined: you didn't have to have 20 verses… — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I think a lot of men are afraid of pretty things, and I'm not, I like pretty songs. — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I love Motown, but I've obviously always been more of a Memphis soul fan. If it's Stax or Motown, I go Stax. — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
I've got a 27-inch waist. Before, I was stupid smaller. Finding clothes in the South was impossible. — Justin Townes Earle Copy Share Image
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