American - Musician | January 26, 1953 -
I feel a lot more comfortable being me these days. I'm constantly told that my work is good. A lot of fans and a lot of other artists say my songs and albums mean a lot to them. Isn't that what's important?
Lucinda Williams
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It's really about living in your head... just looking out at the world, then going back into your head and tossing around a lot of ideas and coming out with something interesting to say.
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I'm always coming up with ideas that have been inspired by memories, everyday life and this and that and the other.
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Sometimes I might borrow something from a song I started a long time ago and see if I can grab something.
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I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great.
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Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized.
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My approach to recording and all that is pretty organic. It just has to do with all the songs I wrote; go in and record them.
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I write the songs, go in and record them, then I listen to everything and decide how it all fits together.
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The way I look at life, whatever I'm doing at that time in my life is going to be reflected in my songs, for the most part.
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Of course, I'm older now. I'm in a different place in my life than when I wrote the songs for 'Car Wheels' or 'Essence' or whatever. Different things were going on.
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I have a folder of scraps and pieces of paper with stuff, ideas for songs from the last 25 years; just little things, maybe early songs that I finished, but didn't think they were good enough.
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I would worry if I wasn't coming up with ideas, if I wasn't inspired.
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