I just have to do what it is going to make me happy, first and foremost - what is honest and what is sincere. Anybody that listens will hopefully connect with that.
From Sturgill Simpson
I walked in, looked around, and the navy recruiter was a really hot brunette, so I signed up with her.
You can embrace nostalgia and history and tradition at the same time - it has to progress or it can't survive.
It's a long road, so we are just trying to stay focused and grounded and keep moving forward. I'll take it, though.
I just don't see myself as a songwriter or a country singer or any of those things anymore. It's more trying to express ideas and emotional textures.
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.
All I'm really interested in musically is trying to make concept albums. Serving a larger sum than the parts.
I just can't sit down and write three verses and a chorus and a bridge anymore. It just don't find it inspiring.
I had a great job with the railroad, a good salary.
I knew I wanted to make a concept record in song-cycle form, like my favorite Marvin Gaye records where everything just continuously flows.
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