My audience doesn't agree with me on everything, but I love my audience, because they're totally okay with us having a dialogue. — Steve Earle Agree Copy Share Image
They say death and taxes are the only things that are inevitable. The truth is, you can not pay your taxes. I've… — Steve Earle Consequences Copy Share Image
Every leap forward that I make is by reaching back and firmly getting a footing in the past, and pushing forward as… — Steve Earle Hard Copy Share Image
I'll never believe that Americans have racticed in our history anything close to the purest form of democracy of the world. Because… — Steve Earle Around the world Copy Share Image
I grew up counterculture. I'm essentially a hippie, and I'm essentially a folkie. — Steve Earle Counterculture Copy Share Image
We're Americans. I don't consider us to be evil, I just don't think we know any better. We're a really young culture.… — Steve Earle Country Copy Share Image
If there is such a thing as a workaholic, I'm it, and that's what passes for leisure. — Steve Earle Leisure Copy Share Image
My gift's primarily literary. That being said, I ended up a musician. By the time I made the bluegrass record...I'm more impressed… — Steve Earle Bluegrass Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm a political songwriter as much as I am just a political person. I think it's in my fabric. — Steve Earle Fabric Copy Share Image
Fundamentalism, as practiced by the Taliban, is the enemy of real thought, and religion too. — Steve Earle Enemy Copy Share Image
I can deal with conservatives in a democracy. With real conservatives, I don't agree with them, but I understand why they believe… — Steve Earle Agree Copy Share Image
The reason music became so powerful to our generation is that it's art you can consume in your car, and we were… — Steve Earle Art Copy Share Image
I think the criticism that I take to heart is from other writers that I respect. — Steve Earle Criticism Copy Share Image
I love e-books. I can carry the complete works of William Shakespeare around with me all the time. Just think about that.… — Steve Earle Able Copy Share Image
I have a theory that the people who cook in jails are British chefs. — Steve Earle British Copy Share Image
I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been. — Steve Earle Always Copy Share Image
Politics and music don't necessarily go hand in hand. They just do for me... — Steve Earle Funny Copy Share Image
I'm one of the few people that I know that sings better than they did 20 years ago. — Steve Earle Knows Copy Share Image
My politics were really radical when I was younger, and then I moderated like everyone else does when they start having kids. — Steve Earle Everyone Copy Share Image
