A lot of religious texts make for good reading. That's why they hold up. — Cass McCombs Good reading Copy Share Image
Musicians wake up and create a more loving community by creating heavier music. — Cass McCombs Community Copy Share Image
I think I like singing when I'm singing live. It's just in the studio when it's a drag. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I have been singing as long as I can remember. I used to be in choir; I used to do musical theater.… — Cass McCombs Choir Copy Share Image
I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words. I don't think I'm even a musician.… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I love songs because by nature they are concise; they sum up. I try to use as few words as possible. It's… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I have no idea what will become of my work in the future, the future folk will not be aware of our… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
People take things a little too personal. I write these songs, and they're experiments with thoughts. That's it. I'm not a teacher. — Cass McCombs Experiments Copy Share Image
I don't really write for an album. I just write songs whenever I feel like it, whenever they come to me. It's… — Cass McCombs Album Copy Share Image
That's what I mean by "Western morality," is the lack of morality. There is none. People are out for themselves, and they'll… — Cass McCombs Character Copy Share Image
Beggars can't be choosers. We don't have all the money in the world. So anyone who wants to be in the band… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
To me, craft work is the ultimate. Maybe I got this idea from the autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, who was employed as… — Cass McCombs Angst Copy Share Image
This is a transitory world, we're all spirits just looking for love and finding it, and holding on. Even if it's a… — Cass McCombs Eternity Copy Share Image
Bringing the individual into it music only distracts from the universal and makes it trivial. And then it's easy to wash your… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Thank god we don't know a lot about William Shakespeare or Moses or Homer or Lautréamont. These are the best guys we… — Cass McCombs Art Copy Share Image
If you've ever sang in falsetto, you know that your throat is between your voice and your mouth. In a standard voice,… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I wouldn't claim to know what another person is thinking. I can imagine it, but it's my interpretation, and I try to… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I think I have some very meaningful relationships with people; we all do. At the same time, I recognize that everyone is… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I think a master craftsman is someone who is unpretentious. He has a physical object in front of him and, while he… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Once biographical information contaminates your consciousness, it's impossible to erase it and look at someone's work the same way again. — Cass McCombs Consciousness Copy Share Image
When I was young, I used to go to Baha'i camp, and they taught me a lot about the equality of religions. — Cass McCombs Baha Copy Share Image
I just like writing lyrics. I find a little satisfaction in performing live, making records. But primarily, I just try to write… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Making music and art is about expressing something that's universally human, maybe even beyond human, at best. — Cass McCombs Art Copy Share Image
I don't think anyone knows anything and I don't trust people who say that they do. Don't give me a plan, give… — Cass McCombs Action Copy Share Image
It's just a joy to be able to work with a lot of different musicians. When you play with great musicians, whether… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm even a musician. I don't play a lot of instruments, not really a soloist or anything. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
People expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos - they just wanna see someone talking about themselves… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
Everyone wants to be well-loved and appreciated but, at the same time, there are some people that just don't want to be… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
As long as there are a few people there, I can lose myself, which is the ultimate goal. And that's happening more… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
When I'm trying to write a song for someone else, you can only see anything through your own eyes. — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
If it's possible to have an enemy without making it personal or moral, then that's what I'm trying to do. — Cass McCombs Enemy Copy Share Image
Elvis Presley wore a Star of David and a cross around his neck and, when someone asked him about it, he said,… — Cass McCombs Beautiful Copy Share Image
I grew up in the suburbs and was raised on rap radio, so it took me a long time to stumble upon… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
When you play with great musicians, whether they're schooled or self-taught, they keep you on your toes. It comes down to people's… — Cass McCombs Copy Share Image
I think it's worthwhile to expand your comfort level and just do something awful. I wasn't trying to make music for money. — Cass McCombs Comfort Copy Share Image
