Algerian - Musician | August 7, 1950 -
I will say this: I've always sort of had maybe an inflated sense of my ability to sequence songs in a narrative flow.
Rodney Crowell
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As a poet, Will Rogers just had this natural conversational style.
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At the end of the day, Johnny Cash was a poet.
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The old handbook on writing is 'Write what you know.' I come from an autobiographical starting place almost all of the time, but it would be a mistake to presume that I'm not using fiction to extend the narrative.
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My preference for female company is based for the most part on the fact that women are more self-aware than men, in my experience.
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As an artist, one of the ingredients to doing good work is self-awareness, and that's something I cultivate.
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It varies from song to song, but melody was always easy for me.
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As a creative individual, I really go out of my way to avoid the corporate scene in terms of songwriting. If the first question is how much money is it going to make, I'm going to be in trouble anyway.
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Whether they are actual poets or their music exemplifies a poetic sensibility, generally speaking, the Americana artist shuns commercial compromise in favor of a singular vision. Which resonates with me.
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I have declared my loyalty to Americana.
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That young man that I was in 1988 - I was insecure. Besides making good music, I wanted to be cool; I wanted to be accepted and stuff.
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My people came from western Tennessee and western Kentucky.
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