Enough Quote by J. J. Cale Download Open image “If you write songs long enough, you run out of material that's original to yourself.” — J. J. Cale ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Enough Long Music Original Run Song Writing Yourself
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Ask any guitar player - it's hard to feed yourself when you're picking for a living. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
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I cut all my early records in Nashville, so I guess that makes me country. I call it country pop, but my love of… — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
I'm an electronic manipulator. Most people think J.J. Cale, he's organic. There ain't nothing organic about me. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
That's kinda what happened to me: I listened to jazz, country, R&B, rock 'n' roll. And when I sat down to write a song,… — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
Clapton was just picking up ideas. He picked up some of mine like I picked up some from the people before me. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
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There are entertainers and there are musicians, and I never was an entertainer. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
What my whole object was is not to really sell records. I was trying to sell songs. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
I'm always doing something that ain't happening, and I'm always happening when there ain't nothing going on. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
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