Algerian - Musician | August 7, 1950 -
People ask me, 'What is the mystique of the Texas songwriter?' Well, we ran barefoot from March until November. I think there's something about being a barefoot kid that gets you closer to the place - you take root.
Rodney Crowell
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The '90s weren't my finest years artistically. I wrote some good songs in there, but in terms of my vision of getting the paint on the canvas, that was not my best time. I didn't like the fact that I had fallen into mediocrity.
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When I was doing something on someone else's dime, I was inclined to try to anticipate what they wanted. I knew that wasn't what an artist was supposed to do. In funding my own music, I found my voice.
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I don't think I can create anything of lasting value unless it comes from the heart.
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As a young man, I craved fame. I was trying to fix holes in my soul that were there from childhood.
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I'm under-appreciated, of course.
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To be earning a living as an artist at any time, any place is kinda the ultimate gift that you can receive from the universe, and I'm very much aware of that. I get to do exactly what I want to do.
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I'm very grateful that I was given the ability to create.
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I think, back in the '80s when I was having hits all the time, I took it for granted.
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My parents were sharecrop farm kids with no education - seventh, eighth grade.
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To me, Hank Williams is the first rock-and-roll star.
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I've always said that Guy Clark is a regional songwriter without being regional. He's global. His craft is like, well, Larry McMurtry would be an example. I kind of see Guy Clark and Larry McMurtry in the same wave.
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