American - Musician | June 8, 1978 -
It's a long road, so we are just trying to stay focused and grounded and keep moving forward. I'll take it, though.
Sturgill Simpson
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I could go back to the railroad. I liked that job.
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I walked in, looked around, and the navy recruiter was a really hot brunette, so I signed up with her.
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Even with most finite planning, you never know what the final result will reveal itself to be until it's staring back at you.
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Saviours get crucified.
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Somebody told me once it takes an Americana song five minutes to say what a country song says in three - so I try to write country songs. But really, all good music is just soul music.
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My paternal grandfather, when he was in the army in World War II - he was over in the South Pacific, and he thought he was gonna die. And he wrote a letter to my grandmother and their newborn son, thinking he wasn't gonna come home.
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My wife thinks I'm crazy.
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I thought it was hilarious when 'Brace for Impact' was released, and people said I had abandoned country, even though the song is dripping with pedal steel. If anything, that tells me I'm making progress.
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All I'm really interested in musically is trying to make concept albums. Serving a larger sum than the parts.
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I want people to focus on listening, not the image. And I want to play to everyone: rednecks, dubstep kids, punk rockers, and people who like as-real-as-it-gets country music.
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The art is what can't be put on a timeline. You can't say, 'Well, I'm going to make a record in May because that's when the producer has a window.' So just recording and getting things out is paramount for me.
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