Chuck Ragan Professions : Singer Born : October 30, 1974 Browse All Authors Top 27 quotes by Chuck Ragan You learn new song until you're comfortable with it to where you can record it blindfolded, but then when it comes out on the record, you forget about those little nuances and those little things that you changed during the recording process. It's those spur-of-the-moment things you do that makes it an entirely new beast that you then again have to relearn. Chuck Ragan spurs records song You're always kind of shifting and changing and it's a really exciting process. Chuck Ragan shifting kind process Balance is everything. And I'm not just speaking from a road perspective - even from home. My wife and I work out of the house and we always struggle to find that balance because when work is around you 24/7, it's easy to neglect the little things in life that really help us to rejuvenate or heal. Chuck Ragan things-in-life struggle home On the road, it's constant sensory overload, and it's easy to lose track of days and time and to get caught up in the constant giving of yourself. Chuck Ragan track easy giving I've always written songs to use music as a form of therapy or as a way to look at my obstacles or my memories from a different perspective. It's always helped me realize the grass isn't always greener and how I need to live more in the moment. My songwriting is a documentation of whatever's happening in my life at that point in time. Chuck Ragan perspective song memories I had fun playing all sorts of old instruments on the record and I think we achieved a pretty full sound from the trashcan to the pipe wrench. Chuck Ragan I think this is the most mature material that I’ve ever been able to do, I’ve gotten a little older and while I had a blast with all the yelling and the sweating and falling off the stage, this is who I am right now. Chuck Ragan Similar Authors Bert McCracken singer Betty Carter singer Bing Crosby singer Brian Fallon singer Brooke Allison singer Brook Benton singer All Authors