Harlan Howard Professions : Songwriter Born : September 8, 1927 Died : March 3, 2002 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Harlan Howard Country music is three chords and the truth. Harlan Howard music inspiration country I was captured by the songs as much as the singer. They grabbed my heart. The reality of Country Music moved me. Even when I was a kid, I liked the sad songs... songs that talked about true life. I recognized this music as a simple plea. It beckoned me. Harlan Howard heart song country A lot of songs you write are just for exercise - just pencil sharpeners. Harlan Howard exercise writing song I'm always collecting emotions for future reference. Harlan Howard collecting emotion I usually start with a title or maybe a little rhyme or phrase. Harlan Howard titles phrases littles I take a whole life story and compress it into three minutes. Harlan Howard minutes three stories Work is both my living and my pleasure. Harlan Howard pleasure Similar Authors Ahmet Ertegun songwriter Brenton Brown songwriter Butch Walker songwriter Bryan-Michael Cox songwriter Aurora Aksnes songwriter Audrey Assad songwriter All Authors
