Top 51 Quotes by Lucinda Williams

I'm trying to get out of my own way.

I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each other find their own way.

I guess you could write a good song if your heart hadn't been broken, but I don't know of anyone whose heart hasn't been broken.

There's so many other things to write about than unrequited love.

You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.

I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I've been spending more time alone than I'd like.

I've had trouble being in relationships and writing. This has been a real problem for me. I don't know if it's because I'm not free to fantasize or create these fantasy things about other people.

Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets.

In so many interviews, they bring up the sexual aspect of the record. I've had some journalists say it sounds like I'm lying down in bed singing with a microphone. It gets so old!

Of course, I'm older now. I'm in a different place in my life than when I wrote the songs for 'Car Wheels' or 'Essence' or whatever. Different things were going on.