Rodney Crowell

I knew Townes Van Zandt a little bit.

— Rodney Crowell

I'm under-appreciated, of course.

— Rodney Crowell

I'm a vulnerable guy.

— Rodney Crowell

Singing duets is instinctive, intuitive.

— Rodney Crowell

As a songwriter, metaphor is instinctual.

— Rodney Crowell

I have declared my loyalty to Americana.

— Rodney Crowell

The poetry of country music will survive.

— Rodney Crowell

A fist in the face is all you deserve from love you've misplaced.

— Rodney Crowell

Life can be either of two things: What it makes of you or what you make of it.

— Rodney Crowell

God gave me wisdom, but the devil's got style.

— Rodney Crowell

As a poet, Will Rogers just had this natural conversational style.

— Rodney Crowell

So much of inspiration comes from collaboration with other musicians.

— Rodney Crowell

Collaboration allows me to challenge myself to find a new passion for music.

— Rodney Crowell

Adolescence in our culture for a young woman, for a girl, is a hard road.

— Rodney Crowell

Try but don't try too hard. Just try hard enough, and things will go better.

— Rodney Crowell

I don't think I can create anything of lasting value unless it comes from the heart.

— Rodney Crowell

My preference for female company is based for the most part on the fact that women are more self-aware than men, in…

— Rodney Crowell

[My parents] worked hard all week long, and the way they celebrated and rejoiced in life was by making music on weekends.…

— Rodney Crowell

“To be well loved is to be free of the evil lurking around the next darkened corner. Every child should know that…

— Rodney Crowell

Time to go inward, man, I hope I have the nerve, to take inventory of the causes that I serve.

— Rodney Crowell

I think, back in the '80s when I was having hits all the time, I took it for granted.

— Rodney Crowell

There are certain choices you make as a songwriter, based on vowel sounds and melody and chord changes.

— Rodney Crowell

I've finally figured out how to make a Rodney Crowell record, and that's let it be, leave the mistakes.

— Rodney Crowell

My father had a perfectly good drummer who he had an argument with. So one day, on a Tuesday, my father came…

— Rodney Crowell

I cannot say I'm a poet. That's for someone when they take in consideration where they can bestow 'poet' on. I can't…

— Rodney Crowell

Favorite country singer of all time... Hank Williams... Well, then there's Willie Nelson. Can I have three? I can't do one. Then…

— Rodney Crowell

It evoked Picasso and Miles Davis for me — two great artists who totally indulged themselves in their work and who they…

— Rodney Crowell

Over the years, I've come to realize that writing 'I Ain't Living Long Like This' was an exercise in combined musical influence,…

— Rodney Crowell

Pretty much any artist that I know of that has found that mentor status, if they're generous and okay to bestow a…

— Rodney Crowell

The more I'm dedicated to this work, the more I'm able to satisfy my deep need to create. And that's a pretty…

— Rodney Crowell

My mother's a very spiritual woman, and I think Pentecostal religion, Bible religion, was very important to her because it gave her…

— Rodney Crowell

My mother was apt to fall out on the floor and start speaking in tongues. Actually, it was a great performance... It…

— Rodney Crowell

Certainly, writing a book was challenging. It took me a long time to learn how to do it. It took me seven…

— Rodney Crowell

It varies from song to song, but melody was always easy for me.

— Rodney Crowell

To me, Hank Williams is the first rock-and-roll star.

— Rodney Crowell

Have I felt misunderstood by Music Row at times? Of course.

— Rodney Crowell

It’s hard to kiss the lips at night/That chew your ass out all day long.

— Rodney Crowell

I can't make a perfect record. When I try to, I bleed all the feeling out of it.

— Rodney Crowell

You learn how to do good work by being honest with yourself.

— Rodney Crowell

“You know I love to spend my mornings, like sunlight dancing on your skin”

— Rodney Crowell