American - Musician | 1995 -
I've written in the middle of a conversation or the grocery store or at another band's concert or in the last moments before falling asleep. It's pretty unpredictable. I think it's always flowing, and sometimes I'm not listening. There's no formula for when I'm going to be able to be a good listener to myself.
Lucy Dacus
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There is no 'stop' - there's always 'go' on both sides: always keep writing, always keep recording. I don't find them to be segmented processes.
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I'm never writing as a character.
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'Night Shift' is the only breakup song I've ever written.
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I don't even drink coffee. I try to avoid becoming reliant on any substance.
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You don't have to make something in order to retain your identity as an artist or a writer or a creative person. A lot of people think they have to be producing in order to maintain that identity.
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I don't have any weird gimmicks. I do put on lipstick for the show. That's what separates it. 'Cause I don't wear makeup at all... That's probably the closest thing I have to a routine.
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Film is like sculpture, writing, acting, technical arts, all sorts of arts. And that's why I wanted to do it for so long, because it would include so many places for attention.
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My mom is an elementary-school music teacher. For her, music is an educational tool.
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My dad plays guitar in the church band, so it's like music as a service. He plays at old-people homes, so that's like music as a gift.
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I called it 'Historian' because I feel like most of my creative efforts are efforts to capture something or to document it.
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I will say it is funny that writing a song about not wanting to entertain people is what got me a career in entertainment.
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