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People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness.
I'm going to have my moody times.
I'm trying to get out of my own way
The perfect man? A poet on a motorcycle.
I started writing more with my voice in mind.
It's easier to write songs when you're single.
Blaze Foley was a genius and a beautiful loser.
I have had to come to terms with wearing glasses.
I mean, whose songs don't focus on tragedy and loss?
It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)
As it turns out, now is the moment you've been waiting for
Offer your art up to the whole world, not just an elite few.
RB Morris is the greatest unknown singer-songwrit er in the US.
Theres so many other things to write about than unrequited love.
I don't mean to complain. I wouldn't trade my life for anything.
I'm just like everyone. I like to feel togetherness with someone.
There's so many other things to write about than unrequited love.
So few people are truly themselves when they're in the spotlight.
Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don’t want it.
I'm dealing with things as they come along, and I'm talking about it
I would worry if I wasn't coming up with ideas, if I wasn't inspired.
I'm dealing with things as they come along, and I'm talking about it.
You can't really praise somebody's work and then criticize the process.
I'd rather play a few nights at the Fillmore than play one night at an arena.
What I do as a songwriter is a constant force in my life, that I'm grateful to have.
I'm trying to learn how to tap into the power of my own being. I know it sounds corny.
It's always been hard for me to do without sounding precious or too corny or whatever.
I didn't grow up in a mom-and-pop, Ozzie and Harriet type of environment, but who did.
I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great.
I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I've been spending more time alone than I'd like.
I write first for myself as a therapeutic process, to get stuff out and to deal with it.
You can't be afraid to deal with your demons. You've got to go there to be able to write.
I am trying to get right with God. I'm sort of making a statement about the excessiveness.
The more I separate myself from my upbringing, the more I appreciate what it's done for me.
I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that.
I usually have an idea of how I want a song to sound, but I don't always know how to get there
We just did a few takes of a song and just picked the best one. It was real organic and genuine.
Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized.
I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly.
Sade's stuff is real deceptive. She's got stuff about prostitutes, poverty and people on the streets.
Sometimes I might borrow something from a song I started a long time ago and see if I can grab something.
I write the songs, go in and record them, then I listen to everything and decide how it all fits together.
I don't want to beat people over the head with my political views. It's more about the humanitarian aspect of it.
I'm always coming up with ideas that have been inspired by memories, everyday life and this and that and the other.
You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.
I'm an artist first and foremost. So things are gonna go up and down and sideways and whichever way all through life.
I started writing songs, I guess, when I was about 13 or 14, but I didn't know if they were good enough yet or anything.
I can speak for most songwriters - those breakup love songs are so easy to write, as far as the inspiration and all that.
The way I look at life, whatever I'm doing at that time in my life is going to be reflected in my songs, for the most part.
My approach to recording and all that is pretty organic. It just has to do with all the songs I wrote; go in and record them.
