Best Lucinda Williams Quotes
- It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll) Long
- Blaze Foley was a genius and a beautiful loser. Beautiful
- People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness. Fear
- I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's… All
- If you come into success too soon, you'll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally,… Burn
- So few people are truly themselves when they're in the spotlight. Few
- I guess you could write a good song if your heart hadn't been broken, but I don't know of anyone whose heart hasn't been broken. Anyone
- I'm just like everyone. I like to feel togetherness with someone. Everyone
- I don't mean to complain. I wouldn't trade my life for anything. Complain
- I have had to come to terms with wearing glasses. Glasses
- I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I've been spending more time alone than I'd like. Alone
- I'm fascinated by the whole concept of snake handling. When you read about the Pentecostal snake handlers, what strikes you the most is their commitment. Commitment
- It's really about living in your head... just looking out at the world, then going back into your head and tossing around a lot of… Coming
- Just because I'm talking about something that might have been a sad or painful situation doesn't mean that I'm sad or tortured 24 hours a… Any
- Some of their best songs don't have bridges and choruses. So that made me think I should trust my instincts. My songs were okay, I… Best
- Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized. Age
- I am trying to get right with God. I'm sort of making a statement about the excessiveness. Excessiveness
- I can speak for most songwriters - those breakup love songs are so easy to write, as far as the inspiration and all that. All
- I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly. All
- I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that. Best
- I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great. Emmylou
- I started writing more with my voice in mind. Inspirational
- I started writing songs, I guess, when I was about 13 or 14, but I didn't know if they were good enough yet or anything. Enough Yet
- I write first for myself as a therapeutic process, to get stuff out and to deal with it. Deal
- I'd rather play a few nights at the Fillmore than play one night at an arena. Arena