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
Somebody told me once it takes an Americana song five minutes to say what a country song says in three - so I try to write country songs. But really, all good music is just soul music. Sturgill Simpson americanacountrygood Change image and share on social
Looking back on it, now I can identify the points in my life when I wasn't playing, and music - and didn't have that outlet - those were the points when I was most unguided and self destructive because I didn't have that channel to get those energies out. I'm a much healthier person when I play music. Sturgill Simpson backchanneldestructive share on social
The art is what can't be put on a timeline. You can't say, 'Well, I'm going to make a record in May because that's when the producer has a window.' So just recording and getting things out is paramount for me. Sturgill Simpson artmakeparamount share on social
I just really want to make - to be cliche about it, I want to make pretty music. Like Roy Orbison or Elvis, man. Those guys made beautiful, tender music. Sturgill Simpson beautifulclicheelvis Change image and share on social
You can embrace nostalgia and history and tradition at the same time - it has to progress or it can't survive. Sturgill Simpson embracehistorynostalgia Change image and share on social
Anything that I'm naturally curious about, I get really into. Maybe it's O.C.D. I get really consumed by something until I absorb it, then I'm done with it. Sturgill Simpson absorbconsumecurious Change image and share on social
I don't pretend to be an astrophysicist or anything, even though I do read about certain things like metaphysics and cosmology that I've always just been really interested in. I don't pretend to be able to sit down and pontificate on any of these subjects. Sturgill Simpson astrophysicistcosmologyhave share on social
I want all that dirt and grime and life-sauce. A lot of my favorite old soul records have it, but you don't hear it on country records anymore. Sturgill Simpson anymorecountrydirt Change image and share on social
I wanted to make an album that takes a journey through all my favorite periods in music and then culminates in something that will most likely end my career. Sturgill Simpson albumcareerculminate Change image and share on social