--- title: "Best Rodney Crowell Sayings" description: "Rodney Crowell is an American country singer‑songwriter who achieved five number‑one singles from his 1988 album Diamonds & Dirt." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b116/author-rodney-crowell-3715.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b116/author-rodney-crowell-3715.jpg) # Rodney Crowell (1950) Singer-songwriter United States **123** quotes in **477** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Rodney Crowell is a singer-songwriter from the United States, best known for *Chinaberry Sidewalks*. ## Quick Facts About Rodney Crowell Born August 7, 1950 Nationality United States Profession Singer-songwriter Notable works Chinaberry Sidewalks Spouse Claudia Church ## About Rodney Crowell Rodney Crowell, an American musician, is best known as a country singer and songwriter. His 1988 album Diamonds & Dirt produced five number‑one hits on the Hot Country Songs chart. In addition to his own recordings, Crowell has written songs for and produced music for many other artists. ## Awards & Honors Americana Award for Duo/Group of the Year Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting ## Quotes by Rodney Crowell · Page 3 > [I think, back in the '80s when I was having hits all the time, I took it for granted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-think-back-in-the-80s-when-i-was-having-hits-all-the-time-i-took-it/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/back/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf3/rodney-crowell-3715_back_i-think-back-in-the-80s-when-i-was-havin_258130.png) > [My preference for female company is based for the most part on the fact that women are more self-aware than men, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/my-preference-for-female-company-is-based-for-the-most-part-on-the/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/rodney-crowell-3715_business_my-preference-for-female-company-is-base_2343879.png) > [I don't think I can create anything of lasting value unless it comes from the heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-don-t-think-i-can-create-anything-of-lasting-value-unless-it-comes/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/813/rodney-crowell-3715_anything_i-don-t-think-i-can-create-anything-of-l_2657693.png) > [ \[My parents\] worked hard all week long, and the way they celebrated and rejoiced in life was by making music on weekends.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/my-parents-worked-hard-all-week-long-and-the-way-they-celebrated-and/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f4/rodney-crowell-3715_country_my-parents-worked-hard-all-week-long-and_2187511.png) > [I can stitch a song together in about an hour anytime you want, but it won't have the depth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-can-stitch-a-song-together-in-about-an-hour-anytime-you-want-but-it/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ac/rodney-crowell-3715_about_i-can-stitch-a-song-together-in-about-an_3224190.png) > [I'm a pretty successful songwriter and known in some circles, but I didn't think the story of my career was of any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-m-a-pretty-successful-songwriter-and-known-in-some-circles-but-i/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Circles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/circles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d6/rodney-crowell-3715_circles_i-m-a-pretty-successful-songwriter-and-k_1842670.png) > [I've often said to young songwriters when they want to write with me, 'Let's take a stab at ten songs, and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-ve-often-said-to-young-songwriters-when-they-want-to-write-with-me/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/rodney-crowell-3715_good_i-ve-often-said-to-young-songwriters-whe_414368.png) > [I will say this: I've always sort of had maybe an inflated sense of my ability to sequence songs in a narrative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-will-say-this-i-ve-always-sort-of-had-maybe-an-inflated-sense-of-my/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c97/rodney-crowell-3715_ability_i-will-say-this-i-ve-always-sort-of-had_3194497.png) > [My father took me to see Hank Williams on December 14th, 1952. I was two years and four months of age. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/my-father-took-me-to-see-hank-williams-on-december-14th-1952-i-was/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/516/rodney-crowell-3715_age_my-father-took-me-to-see-hank-williams-o_168128.png) > [Violence was very much a part of my mother's upbringing - a little less so with my father's, but my father was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/violence-was-very-much-a-part-of-my-mother-s-upbringing-a-little-less/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Anger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a22/rodney-crowell-3715_anger_violence-was-very-much-a-part-of-my-moth_1975182.jpg) > [The old handbook on writing is 'Write what you know.' I come from an autobiographical starting place almost all of the time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/the-old-handbook-on-writing-is-write-what-you-know-i-come-from-an/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Failure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/failure/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87c/rodney-crowell-3715_failure_the-old-handbook-on-writing-is-write-wha_1085872.png) > [As a creative individual, I really go out of my way to avoid the corporate scene in terms of songwriting. If the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/as-a-creative-individual-i-really-go-out-of-my-way-to-avoid-the/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Go](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/go/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8d/rodney-crowell-3715_go_as-a-creative-individual-i-really-go-out_2448744.png) > [When I was 22 years old, and I first got to Nashville, women or girls were objects. It was a conquest. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/when-i-was-22-years-old-and-i-first-got-to-nashville-women-or-girls/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Conquer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conquer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b0/rodney-crowell-3715_conquer_when-i-was-22-years-old-and-i-first-got_2861461.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/the-more-i-m-dedicated-to-this-work-the-more-i-m-able-to-satisfy-my/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Create](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/create/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fce/rodney-crowell-3715_create_the-more-i-m-dedicated-to-this-work-the_2711895.png) > ['The Outsider' is a culmination of a lot of things I've been working diligently toward as a recording artist. Hopefully it will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/the-outsider-is-a-culmination-of-a-lot-of-things-i-ve-been-working/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [American](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/103/rodney-crowell-3715_american_the-outsider-is-a-culmination-of-a-lot-o_2524995.jpg) > [My mother's a very spiritual woman, and I think Pentecostal religion, Bible religion, was very important to her because it gave her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/my-mother-s-a-very-spiritual-woman-and-i-think-pentecostal-religion/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bible/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/rodney-crowell-3715_bible_my-mother-s-a-very-spiritual-woman-and-i_3169151.png) > [I figure as an artist the best thing you can do is follow your heart - and if your heart is marketable,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-figure-as-an-artist-the-best-thing-you-can-do-is-follow-your-heart/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/rodney-crowell-3715_art_i-figure-as-an-artist-the-best-thing-you_1043267.png) > [“What people think of me is none of my business. Rodney Crowell paraphrasing the Greek Stoic Philosopher, Epictetus 55-135 AD”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/what-people-think-of-me-is-none-of-my-business-rodney-crowell/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7df/rodney-crowell-3715_business_what-people-think-of-me-is-none-of-my-bu_2654255.png) > [I've had a nice career. I'm no David Bowie or Bruce Springsteen out there. I'm not an icon. I'm just a working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-ve-had-a-nice-career-i-m-no-david-bowie-or-bruce-springsteen-out/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/rodney-crowell-3715_artist_i-ve-had-a-nice-career-i-m-no-david-bowi_163972.png) > [Townes Van Zandt ranks alongside Kris Kristofferson and Bob Dylan. He inspired so many songwriters to shoot for something that's timeless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/townes-van-zandt-ranks-alongside-kris-kristofferson-and-bob-dylan-he/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Bob dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bob-dylan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bec/rodney-crowell-3715_bob-dylan_townes-van-zandt-ranks-alongside-kris-kr_1358892.png) > [That young man that I was in 1988 - I was insecure. Besides making good music, I wanted to be cool; I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/that-young-man-that-i-was-in-1988-i-was-insecure-besides-making-good/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Cool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cool/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/254/rodney-crowell-3715_cool_that-young-man-that-i-was-in-1988-i-was_963931.png) > [Collaboration is a vital part of my creative life. I've had success with Guy Clark and Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/collaboration-is-a-vital-part-of-my-creative-life-i-ve-had-success/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e9/rodney-crowell-3715_cash_collaboration-is-a-vital-part-of-my-crea_1890613.png) > [Over the years, I've come to realize that writing 'I Ain't Living Long Like This' was an exercise in combined musical influence,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/over-the-years-i-ve-come-to-realize-that-writing-i-ain-t-living-long/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Beatles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beatles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/rodney-crowell-3715_beatles_over-the-years-i-ve-come-to-realize-that_1162148.png) > [It evoked Picasso and Miles Davis for me — two great artists who totally indulged themselves in their work and who they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/it-evoked-picasso-and-miles-davis-for-me-two-great-artists-who/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fd/rodney-crowell-3715_art_it-evoked-picasso-and-miles-davis-for-me_2196602.jpg) > [Pretty much any artist that I know of that has found that mentor status, if they're generous and okay to bestow a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/pretty-much-any-artist-that-i-know-of-that-has-found-that-mentor/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/rodney-crowell-3715_art_pretty-much-any-artist-that-i-know-of-th_1585390.png) > [Favorite country singer of all time... Hank Williams... Well, then there's Willie Nelson. Can I have three? I can't do one. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/favorite-country-singer-of-all-time-hank-williams-well-then-there-s/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a0/rodney-crowell-3715_country_favorite-country-singer-of-all-time-hank_2390675.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-cannot-say-i-m-a-poet-that-s-for-someone-when-they-take-in/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Cannot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cannot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/139/rodney-crowell-3715_cannot_i-cannot-say-i-m-a-poet-that-s-for-someo_466428.png) > [My father had a perfectly good drummer who he had an argument with. So one day, on a Tuesday, my father came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/my-father-had-a-perfectly-good-drummer-who-he-had-an-argument-with-so/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/day/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/rodney-crowell-3715_day_my-father-had-a-perfectly-good-drummer-w_1853275.png) > [I don't think that 'The Weight of the World' is all about politics. It's like, how the environment and how the natural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-don-t-think-that-the-weight-of-the-world-is-all-about-politics-it-s/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Confused](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confused/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ca/rodney-crowell-3715_confused_i-don-t-think-that-the-weight-of-the-wor_2890048.jpg) > [I read Nabakov for style, Mary Karr for heart and resonance of where I come from. She's from the same part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-read-nabakov-for-style-mary-karr-for-heart-and-resonance-of-where-i/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Come](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/come/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1aa/rodney-crowell-3715_come_i-read-nabakov-for-style-mary-karr-for-h_1479976.png) > [I don't know if I owned a toothbrush until I was 19, maybe. I didn't come from stock that placed any importance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-don-t-know-if-i-owned-a-toothbrush-until-i-was-19-maybe-i-didn-t/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Attention](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attention/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/rodney-crowell-3715_attention_i-don-t-know-if-i-owned-a-toothbrush-unt_2593347.jpg) > [In the 74 years and nearly four months marking her time on what she called this crooked old Earth, my mother rarely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/in-the-74-years-and-nearly-four-months-marking-her-time-on-what-she/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/rodney-crowell-3715_life_in-the-74-years-and-nearly-four-months-m_2396097.png) > [For the most part, this record is autobiographical. At some point, the story of 'The Houston Kid' takes my experiences from 6…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/for-the-most-part-this-record-is-autobiographical-at-some-point-the/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Autobiographical](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/autobiographical/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bda/rodney-crowell-3715_autobiographical_for-the-most-part-this-record-is-autobio_447216.png) > [I admired Mary's work very much. From the time someone gave me 'The Liars' Club,' I immediately went into a world where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-admired-mary-s-work-very-much-from-the-time-someone-gave-me-the/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6b/rodney-crowell-3715_book_i-admired-mary-s-work-very-much-from-the_2807072.png) > [Whether they are actual poets or their music exemplifies a poetic sensibility, generally speaking, the Americana artist shuns commercial compromise in favor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/whether-they-are-actual-poets-or-their-music-exemplifies-a-poetic/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44f/rodney-crowell-3715_artist_whether-they-are-actual-poets-or-their-m_1768706.png) > [I never allowed writer's block to be a reality. I framed it up for myself early on. I said, 'OK, if I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-never-allowed-writer-s-block-to-be-a-reality-i-framed-it-up-for/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Early](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/early/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/rodney-crowell-3715_early_i-never-allowed-writer-s-block-to-be-a-r_903230.png) > [Every now and then I'll get seduced by the idea of money, and I'll take a stab at that...and I fall flat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/every-now-and-then-i-ll-get-seduced-by-the-idea-of-money-and-i-ll/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Ass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ass/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d00/rodney-crowell-3715_ass_every-now-and-then-i-ll-get-seduced-by-t_1114908.png) > [I concern myself with timelessness all the time. If you're not swinging for museum quality, your mind is not in the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/i-concern-myself-with-timelessness-all-the-time-if-you-re-not/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Concern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/rodney-crowell-3715_concern_i-concern-myself-with-timelessness-all-t_2313358.png) > [Sustaining a narrative in sentences and paragraphs is very different from songwriting. But the dedication to the craft and just the endurance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/sustaining-a-narrative-in-sentences-and-paragraphs-is-very-different/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Dedication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dedication/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/rodney-crowell-3715_dedication_sustaining-a-narrative-in-sentences-and_2036908.png) > [When I was 12 years old, or however old I was when Bringing It All Back Home came out, I'd just skip…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-crowell/when-i-was-12-years-old-or-however-old-i-was-when-bringing-it-all/) [Rodney Crowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-crowell/) [Alright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d1/rodney-crowell-3715_alright_when-i-was-12-years-old-or-however-old-i_239761.png) ## Rodney Crowell by topic [Time (20)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/rodney-crowell/) [Song 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