I'm not meant to sit on the couch and not play music. But I never want to feel like I have to put out a record. I don't want to ever make those records. Sturgill Simpson couchfeelmake Change image and share on social
I want people to focus on listening, not the image. And I want to play to everyone: rednecks, dubstep kids, punk rockers, and people who like as-real-as-it-gets country music. Sturgill Simpson countrydubstepfocus Change image and share on social
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. Sturgill Simpson anymorecountryemotional Change image and share on social
I think when you're dealing with any issues about trying to become a better human being, you have to look at a lot of things about yourself that maybe you don't want to or aren't able to. Sturgill Simpson dealhumanissue Change image and share on social
I'm just gonna write a record for my kid, and if people hate it, it doesn't matter. Sturgill Simpson gonnahatekid Change image and share on social
Back home, playing music is never anything you imagine you can do for a living. It's what you do after work. Sturgill Simpson backhomeimagine Change image and share on social
Even with most finite planning, you never know what the final result will reveal itself to be until it's staring back at you. Sturgill Simpson backfinalfinite Change image and share on social
I love tape. It's another member of the band, the way it settles and blankets everything. Sturgill Simpson bandblanketlove Change image and share on social
My paternal grandfather, when he was in the army in World War II - he was over in the South Pacific, and he thought he was gonna die. And he wrote a letter to my grandmother and their newborn son, thinking he wasn't gonna come home. Sturgill Simpson armydiegonna share on social
That might be completely self-indulgent, to write your first major-label debut as a dedication to your family. But, you know, that's where my heart was. Sturgill Simpson completelydebutdedication Change image and share on social
