All Steve Earle Quotes
- I don't believe that songwriting has to be profound, but I truly believe that it's a crime for you to go outta your way for… Believe
- My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government is me, and… Based
- I grew up counterculture. I'm essentially a hippie, and I'm essentially a folkie. Counterculture
- If I can get Me out of the way, I can do anything. Funny
- You can go out and find ways to make your own record and get it out there now. If you really want to, you can… Able
- All we do as songwriters is rewrite the songs that have impressed us till we find our own voice. It's part of learning the craft. All
- America's criminal justice system isn't known for rehabilitation. I'm not sure that, as a society, we are even interested in that concept anymore. America
- At home, I'm lucky if I can write three or four hours before the phone starts ringing and the kids want to go to soccer. Four
- Every country that's ever been the most powerful country in the world ceases to be the most powerful country in the world at some point. Been
- Fundamentalism, as practiced by the Taliban, is the enemy of real thought, and religion too. Enemy
- Funerals are a pagan rite. There's not any doubt about it. Any
- Gregory Corso used to get really pissed when people called Bob Dylan a 'poet.' After writing poetry for a few years, I can understand that. Bob
- Having a child at 55... that's optimism. Child
- 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. Fabric
- I don't usually read reviews. Funny
- I love baseball. I'll probably end up one of those old farts who go to spring training in Florida every year and drive from game… All
- I mainly read non-fiction, and that's probably because I have a huge amount of insecurity about my lack of education and the things I don't… Amount
- I still write more songs about girls than anything else. Anything Else
- I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been. Been
- I'm from Texas. I hitchhiked to Tennessee when I was 19 years old, and it is really beautiful in Tennessee. Beautiful