Ray LaMontagne Professions : Singer-songwriter Born : June 18, 1973 Browse All Authors Top 40 quotes by Ray LaMontagne Don't let your eyes refuse to seeDon't let your ears refuse to hear Ray LaMontagne refuse eye ears Well, I looked my demons in the eyes Ray LaMontagne hell-and-back eye kind We all have that inner voice that is wise, even if we don't always follow it. It's that voice I'm trying to listen to. Ray LaMontagne voice wise trying There's nothing in the world so sad as talking to a man who never knew his life was his for making. Ray LaMontagne talking men world Well it's the hurt I hide that fuels the fires Ray LaMontagne fuel hurt fire Every song asks to be sung in a different way. Ray LaMontagne different song way The thing I love about music is that you can take things that are painful, deep things that hurt you, and you can turn them into something beautiful. Ray LaMontagne things-i-love hurt beautiful I never learned to count my blessings Ray LaMontagne my-blessing disaster blessing I can't get excited by my own music. It's impossible. Ray LaMontagne excited my-own impossible I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician. Ray LaMontagne growing musician self You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it. Ray LaMontagne spirals finding-yourself choices I want to be in control of my own destiny. Ray LaMontagne my-own destiny want You have to believe in yourself before anybody else believes in you. Ray LaMontagne believe-in-you believe-in-yourself believe It's so easy to get caught up in your own experiences. They can seem so important. But there are billions and billions of other experiences going on. Ray LaMontagne caught important easy I feel calm when I'm on my own. Ray LaMontagne calm my-own feels Now the wren has gone to roost and the sky is turnin' gold Turnin' from the past, at last and all I've left behind. Ray LaMontagne sky past moving There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty. Ray LaMontagne poverty growing-up real My voice sucks. I don't like the tone. Ray LaMontagne tone voice When I pick up the guitar, it's a melody, and that's what drives the lyrics. It's bits and pieces of truth, but it is storytelling. Ray LaMontagne storytelling guitar pieces I need space between me and the audience - and the more space the better. Ray LaMontagne space-between space needs Similar Authors Bill Anderson singer-songwriter Bill Kaulitz singer-songwriter Bob Whitlock singer-songwriter Bob Weir singer-songwriter Brent Smith singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie singer-songwriter All Authors
