American - Musician | June 8, 1978 -
I never really had any grand aspirations of mainstream country success because I know what that entails, and I'd probably be too much trouble for people to work with. If I can just reach the point where I can get 200 or 300 people in small clubs and I'm carving out enough money to pay my bills, then I'm the happiest guy I know.
Sturgill Simpson
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There have been many socially conscious concept albums. I wanted to make a 'social consciousness' concept album disguised as a country record.
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I'm interested in exploring various forms of newer media that might allow those who otherwise don't listen to country to find and connect with my music.
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Part of me still feels like I've never had the opportunity to properly express all my earliest influences, so for now, I find isolation to be my biggest influence.
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London's been really good to me - England as a whole - but the Scots and the Irish especially are very appreciative because that's kind of where it all came from.
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I'm very grateful, but at the same time, I'm glad all this happened when I'm 36 instead of 26 because I - I'm just such a homebody, and I just want to write songs and make the best record that I can.
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I find that I have to just kind of avoid the Internet as much as possible. And even more so, when I go and look at it, I remember why I should be avoiding it.
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I fail to see how anything can still be weird in 2016.
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I needed a writing space to get out of my house with the little guy. Because any time I try to write or sit down and do things, he wants to be there with me and play the guitar.
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That might be completely self-indulgent, to write your first major-label debut as a dedication to your family. But, you know, that's where my heart was.
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I just really want to make - to be cliche about it, I want to make pretty music. Like Roy Orbison or Elvis, man. Those guys made beautiful, tender music.
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Fewer and fewer bars are doing live music. Instead it's more DJs and dance parties.
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