When I lived in Los Angeles, I used to live in the Hollywood Hills, behind Grauman's Theater, and I'd always hit the matinees. J. D. Souther angelesgraumanhill Change image and share on social
A song of mine called 'I'll Take Care of You' was on that 'Wide Open Spaces' Dixie Chicks album. J. D. Souther albumcallcare Change image and share on social
I love Massachusetts for a number of reasons. I once loved a magical girl who lived in a magnificently converted barn, a half-hour or so from Boston. I love your winters. I love the snow. J. D. Souther barnbostonconvert Change image and share on social
I've been singing and writing songs only a little longer than acting. I really enjoy both. J. D. Souther actenjoyhave Change image and share on social
I don't want to think that anything is off limits for me to write about, but I also don't want to intrude on anybody's life, which is why there's very little specificity or names in the songs I write. J. D. Souther intrudelifelimit Change image and share on social
I didn't even respect singers until I heard Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and Louis Armstrong. J. D. Souther armstrongcharlefrank Change image and share on social
I had no idea what those cords were in the bridge of 'Prisoner In Disguise' when I wrote them. I had to go over to Don Gorman, the piano player, and ask what in the world I was playing. J. D. Souther bridgecorddisguise Change image and share on social
I have a wonderful piano that I really love: a handmade Yamaha grand. Sometimes I'm sitting there, and it sounds so good that I find some little melody or a phrase that leads me into a song, but probably more often than not, I actually grab a notebook. J. D. Souther findgoodgrab share on social
There's no musical landscape to poetry. It has somewhat of a higher standard than songs, I think. J. D. Souther highlandscapemusical Change image and share on social
I'm always writing something. There's always some structure sitting around someplace. There's always things on the computer, things scratched on score paper, legal tablets full of lyrics. It's never not buzzing around me all the time. I'm always doing it. J. D. Souther buzzcomputerfull share on social
