"I don't really think of myself as a folk singer."

--

Ray LaMontagne

#Thinking Quotes #Singers Quotes #Folks Quotes

“The grotesque in my poems is the motion I use to put myself and the grotesque world together. So the miserable images I use in my poems are the same as the letters I send into the miserable world.”
“Early on a difficult climb, especially a solo climb, youâ€™re hyper-aware of the abyss pulling at your back, constantly feeling its call, its immense hunger. To resist takes tremendous conscious effort, you donâ€™t dare let your guard down for an instant. The void puts you on edge, makes your movements tentative and clumsy. But as the climb continues, you grow accustomed to the exposure, you get used to rubbing shoulders with doom, you come to believe in the reliability of your hands and feet and head. You learn to trust your self-control.”

Source : FaceBook post by Jon Krakauer from Feb 11, 2012
“The price we pay for our irresponsible explanatory urge is that we often spoil our most pleasant experiences by making good sense of them.”
“Its an eerie thing. My childhood is being washed away.”
“The past several months have brought on much introspection, and I have decided that while my desire to compete on Sundays is still and always will be there, my willingness to commit to the preparation necessary to play another season has waned to a level that I feel is no longer adequate to meet the demands of the position,”

Source : "Kerry Collins Has Retired From The NFL After 16 Seasons". www.businessinsider.com. July 7, 2011.
“Achieving the state of SABLE is not, as many people who live with these knitters believe, a reason to stop buying yarn, but for the knitter it is an indication to write a will, bequeathing the stash to an appropriate heir.”
“I used to call myself a war photographer. Now I consider myself as an antiwar photographer.”
“Ralph Angel, for me, was about getting in touch with the similarities between the characters. I felt like he was a human being that I knew and [somebody] that I've been and am currently still exploring.”

Source : Source: www.ebony.com

You may also like:

Amos Lee
Singer-songwriter
Brandi Carlile
Singer-songwriter
Damien Rice
Singer-songwriter
Dan Auerbach
Musician
David Gray
Singer-songwriter
Iron & Wine
Singer-songwriter
Jack Johnson
Singer-songwriter
John Mayer
Musical Artist
Ryan Adams
Singer-songwriter