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As a songwriter, I don't rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.
The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.
Genetics do play a role in how you consciously or subconsciously manifest your true self.
Just because you have a hit doesn't mean you're good [at music]. Just means you got a hit.
I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who dont belong in heaven.
My family owns a music store in Claremont, California, called The Claremont Folk Music Center.
Every moral has a story, every story has and end. Every battle has its glory, and its consequence.
Forever always seems to be around when it begins, but forever never seems to be around when it ends
I've never made a record that didn't sound better than what was in my head - that's sort of my rule.
Don't be discouraged by writer's block. Writer's block just means you need to listen to other music.
I can change the world With my own two hands Make a better place With my own two hands Make a kinder place.
When it comes to writers and poets, for me it's Vinicius de Moraes. He's one of the greatest lyricists ever.
The world awakens on the run And will soon be earning With hopes of better days to come It's a morning yearning.
Every time feels like my first time. And I just find that the process of it feeds into one's own self-obsession.
They say time will make all this go away. But it's time that has taken my tomorrows and turned them into yesterdays.
You can run away from home But you can't run away from your pain I sit here alone There's always someone else to blame.
When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk.
I write songs and I sing them from the deepest part of my existence and I hope they connect with the deepest part of yours.
There's no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty?
I want to try to not be the child that had to go through too much too young. I want to be who I am now and not who I was then.
To go through this life and see it through - what it really is - and not be insane or addicted, is a minor miracle for anyone.
I grew up with a heavy diet of gospel, folk, and blues because those are kind of the cornerstones of traditional American music.
Take my hand when you are worried Take my hand when you're alone Take my hand and let me guide you Take my hand to lead you home.
You can kill a lot of time if you really want to put your mind to it Or leave it all behind and never really have to go through it
As long as the songs are strong, I think you can express yourself in any style and have it be soulful and have it be your own voice.
These eyes weren't made for crying, this love wasn't made to waste. These arms weren't made for battle, but to share in your embrace.
If interviews are just interviews or if music is just music, why are we even doing it? You only get so many hours in a lifetime, man.
Now that you've grown up, You can finally learn to be a child, We made it to the end of the world, But we'll never make it out alive...
Time is really for those who really need it. I mean, I deal with it. A lot of people are slaves to the second, minute hand. I can't do that!
People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, 'cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect.
The advice I have for new artists is this - write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it.
So it's not so much that I set out to do something different, it's just that the songs themselves require their own individual voice and attention.
A candle throws its light into the darkness, in a nasty world so shines a good deed. Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need.
Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age, and beyond color straight to the mind and heart of all people.
I'm more afraid of falling than I am of flying high. I'm not as scared of dying as I am of growing old. Every battle has its glory and its consequence.
You look like gold. I've been fooled before, but now I know I've made the mistake in the past. But now I, now I know the difference from gold and brass.
Right now I'm listening to a lot of different things but I listen to a lot of classical music. Eventually I would like to compose and perform classical.
If it comes out sounding like Dixieland jazz or classical or punk or rock or even slightly metal, that's because that's where I'm going to find inspiration.
I really feel there's no limitation on what this band can do in the studio or on the stage. That's an empowering feeling - that we can bring a song to life.
We went for the best overall feel on each song. There are no musical overdubs at all. It's a true live record; it's one of the few true live records out there.
We figured you could download live shows for days, so we decided to go for a cream-of-the-crop approach, but not just take the best vocal or the best performances.
The good news is at this point as I get older, the load has gotten heavier but my shoulders have gotten wider because I've gotten happier so it's a damn good thing.
That happens every time I get behind a guitar, regardless of what I'm saying, 'cause music is freedom and being free is the closest I've ever felt to being spiritual.
The music is in the lead here, and a large part of this, I have no idea what I'm doing. I feel a closer bond with the craft of songwriting, stronger than I ever have.
Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds and then there's good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.
But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.
My choice is what I choose to do and if I'm causing no harm it shouldn't bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be and if you're causin' no harm, then your alright with me.
The spirit is what guides my life, and I'm humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it's something to be lived.
If you're gonna live, then live it up. If you're gonna give, then give it up. If you're gonna walk the Earth, then walk it proud. If you're gonna say the word, you got to say it loud.
Now I love to feel that warm southern rain, Just to hear it fall is the sweetest sounding thing. And to see it fall on your simple country dress It's like heaven to me I must confess.