American - Musician | January 5, 1961 -
I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind of came about as a result of paying more attention to things.
Iris Dement
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I was mainly influenced by the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard, and others like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash.
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If something bothers me, it bothers me for a long time until I find a way to work it out. Music provided me with a means of working things out.
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And I've been walking 'round with memories way too long.
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Some guy refuses to fight and we call that the sin, but he's standing up for what he believes in and that seems pretty damned American to me.
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Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.
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Writing, overall, has never been what I'd call fun. It's fulfilling. It doesn't come real easy for me.
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I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside anybody else.
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Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that's why I ended up writing.
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I don't describe myself as a Christian or religious, but I like to think that how I live my life is honest.
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My guitar is really tempermental. I don't give up on it though, I'm close to my guitar!
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Turn off the TV and start digging around for information that's not from a corporation trying to make money.
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