Justin Townes Earle Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)
Justin Townes Earle quotes and sayings page 2 (musician). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 26 we have.
“I love Motown, but I've obviously always been more of a Memphis soul fan. If it's Stax or Motown, I go Stax.”
“There's a certain urgency that comes from the records of the early 60s before overdubbing and multitracking came into play.”
“I've always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used to enter poetry competitions, and I don't think I ever lost one. So I had the idea for a while of being some kind of poet.”
“I know I'm never going to be a big pop star, because I'm not willing to conform.”
“I grew up in a racially mixed neighborhood. So going over to friends' houses for dinner, their parents listened to Al Green and Luther Ingram. It was something that hit me early on, the feeling that came across.”
“I heard Nirvana, and discovered that songs could be like poetry, but a little bit more refined: you didn't have to have 20 verses to get your point across.”
“I think that it's the job of the artist to be in transition and constantly learn more.”
“I've never been good at rock'n'roll songs, anyway; either I'm blessed or I'm cursed, but whatever I write comes out sounding old.”
“On the road, I weigh 168. At home, ten more.”
“All my records have been written to be records, rather than writing a group of songs and seeing if they fit together.”
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