Top 71 Quotes by Sturgill Simpson

About Sturgill Simpson

These are some quotes by American author Sturgill Simpson Musician, who was born on June 8, 1978.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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I'm just gonna write a record for my kid, and if people hate it, it doesn't matter.

I'm just gonna write a record for my kid, and if people hate it, it doesn't matter.

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Back home, playing music is never anything you imagine you can do for a living. It's what you do after work.

Back home, playing music is never anything you imagine you can do for a living. It's what you do after work.

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Even with most finite planning, you never know what the final result will reveal itself to be until it's staring back at you.

Even with most finite planning, you never know what the final result will reveal itself to be until it's staring back at you.

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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.

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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.

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.

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Anytime I ever have met someone that was very angry or full of negativity, nine times out of ten, if you really take a good look at that person's life, there's probably not a whole lot of love going on there.

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Country music especially can get very formulaic - you know, you have to have your verses and a bridge and a chorus, and a lot of the songs are written as just plain and simple poetry on the road.

Country music especially can get very formulaic - you know, you have to have your verses and a bridge and a chorus, and a lot of the songs are written as just plain and simple poetry on the road.

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I worked for Union Pacific. I started out as a conductor at an intermodal switching facility outside of Salt Lake City. We'd pull in trains from all over the country, break them apart, consolidate the freight, and build other trains. It was great until I screwed up and took a management position. Then it became no fun very quickly.

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