All Justin Townes Earle Quotes
- 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 you… Any
- Finding clothes in the South was impossible. Clothes
- There’s a certain urgency that comes from the records of the early 60s before overdubbing and multitracking came into play, Came
- I discovered the same thing Gram Parsons did, that soul music and country music are practically identical. Based off of the same chord structures, and… Based
- I know I’m never going to be a big pop star, because I’m not willing to conform, Big
- As a southern man, there's two things I'm definitely not scared of: bow ties and white pants. Bow
- 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 get… Blues
- All my records have been written to be records, rather than writing a group of songs and seeing if they fit together. All
- 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 accountant.… Accountant
- 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 for… Always Watched
- I grew up in a racially mixed neighborhood. So going over to friends' houses for dinner, their parents listened to Al Green and Luther Ingram.… Across
- I think that it's the job of the artist to be in transition and constantly learn more. Artist
- 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 to… Across
- I think a lot of men are afraid of pretty things, and I'm not, I like pretty songs. Afraid
- I love Motown, but I've obviously always been more of a Memphis soul fan. If it's Stax or Motown, I go Stax. Been
- I think the best thing an artist can do is not hang out with other artists. I really dislike hanging out with musicians, for the… All
- I try and eat good. On the road, that's next to impossible. And we eat a lot of unhealthy things when we're in Texas -… Eat
- 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 poetry… Always Written
- I've got a 27-inch waist. Before, I was stupid smaller. Finding clothes in the South was impossible. Clothes
- 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. Anyway Either
- It's nice coming to Nashville, and we have four-bedroom house and a dog, and we go swimming a lot. We get down here and spread… Bedroom
- My parents split up when I was about 2. I realize more and more how much I'm like my father. My gentleness comes from my… Father
- Nashville's like any other hometown - after a while, it's stifling. Any
- What I'm doing is basically the same as Bob Dylan did with folk songs and Woody Guthrie songs, the same as folk music's always done.… Always Done
- There's no such thing as a teenager that listens to a single word their father says. Father