Country Quote by Larry Coryell

“You write what you know, and I know rock and roll.”

— Greg Kihn

“It wasn’t logical, but the better you knew someone, the more blurry they became. The accumulation of facts made them disappear. It was more…

— Liane Moriarty

“The old nut goes, 'Write what you know,' but often a writer is clearer about what he doesn't know and must learn about.”

— Susan Bell

I was exposed to jazz and blues and gospel and country music and rock, and I was the only kid I knew who knew…

— Steve Miller

It was writing about music for NPR - connecting with music fans and experiencing a sense of community - that made me want to…

— Carrie Brownstein

I understood jazz, I understood how it worked. That's what I apply to everything.

— Van Morrison

What I came back to is that jazz is a music to be played and not to be intellectualized on.

— Gerry Mulligan

“I don’t know a thing about jazz.” “That’s okay.” He pulled me toward the door and opened it. “You know music. Jazz will explain…

— Jessica Martinez

It’s not just the adage ‘write what you know,’ it’s about gathering up all of the knowledge and experience you’ve collected up to now…

— Sarah Kay

I am an old soul: I do know so much about music history.

— Tiffany Darwish

I learned a lot about American history though jazz, and that's why I loved American history when I was in high school. I could…

— Ron Cephas Jones

“He had a theory that musicians are incredibly complex, and know far less than other artists what they want and what they are; that…

— E.M. Forster