Jesse Harris Quotes & Sayings

“When you first start singing something after you've written it, it has this sort of sparkle to it. And if you capture that, that's luck.”

“In the past, I've been a bit diffident about my own albums, almost excusing them for some reason, even though deep down I felt strongly about them.”

“When I started to write a tune, I just wrote the nearest at hand, which was what was happening in my own life.”

“If somebody sings a song that I wrote, I feel like it's a nice point of validation for the song, because it shows that the song is able to stand on its own. I like that.”

“If you write a song, and you go into a restaurant, and there's a guy with a piano singing and he's playing piano, singing your song, or you hear it at a wedding or at an airport... it's fun!”

“Neil Young does throw in a major seven chord here and there, so if you're a new guitar player learning Neil Young songs, you'll learn some seven chords, and some different positions. Nothing too complicated, just enough to kind of open up your knowledge a little bit.”

“I like playing in other projects.”

“I love having other people sing my songs.”

“I love Neil Young. His songs were the first songs I learned to play, and I recommend anyone who is starting guitar to learn Neil Young songs first.”

“I usually make records very quickly. I usually go in and record them and mix them, and I'm done within a couple of weeks.”