I'm a big fan of British journalists like 'The Independent's Robert Fisk, but it's hard to find voices like his in the U.S. Jackson Browne bigbritishfan Change image and share on social
The biggest influence? I've had several at different times - but the biggest for me was Bob Dylan, who was a guy that came along when I was twelve or thirteen and just changed all the rules about what it meant to write songs. Jackson Browne bigbobchange share on social
No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is one dance you'll do alone. Jackson Browne closedanceend Change image and share on social
English people are so trapped in this class paradigm. Jackson Browne classenglishparadigm Change image and share on social
That's maybe the most important thing each generation does, is to break a lot of rules and make up their own way of doing things. Jackson Browne breakgenerationimportant Change image and share on social
I'd have to say that my favorite thing is writing a song that really says how I feel, what I believe - and it even explains the world to myself better than I knew it. Jackson Browne explainfavoritefeel Change image and share on social
I grew up reading Shakespeare and Mark Twain. Jackson Browne growmarkread Change image and share on social
I taught myself to play the piano, because I wanted to play it. Jackson Browne pianoplayteach Change image and share on social
If someone said, 'You can go live in this little town in Costa Rica for a couple of weeks and all you've got to do is sing for us,' I would do that. That's more exciting to me than the prospect of going on some national tour, where you're going to play arenas or sheds every night, because of the crushing repetition of that kind of line. Jackson Browne arenacostacouple share on social
That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what turns out to be the most lucrative part of the music business - writing, because you get paid every time that song gets played. Jackson Browne businessfolklead share on social