A lot of people don't know what it's like to actually be hungry. I do. I've also slept on the streets. Cass McCombs More Quotes by Cass McCombs More Quotes From Cass McCombs It's not my way to talk about my feelings. They're impudent to myself, so it wouldn't make any sense if I tried to explain them to anyone else. I've never been to therapy - not interested in it. Cass McCombs not-interestedfeelingsway People expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos. Cass McCombs egopersonalitypeople You can't just explain a joke. Either it isn't funny, or the person just totally missed the punchline. Cass McCombs punchlinesjokespersons People just wanna see someone talking about themselves constantly. I'm not interested in that. Cass McCombs not-interestedtalkingpeople As long as there are a few people there, I can lose myself, which is the ultimate goal. And that's happening more and more; the non-musical world is becoming less and less interesting to me. Cass McCombs longpeopleinteresting This is rock'n'roll, not classical music. It's about people working together. Cass McCombs rocksworking-togetherpeople I think I try to do a lot of things to weed out casual fans. Cass McCombs weedtryingthinking I'm not trying to write for the masses. I don't care. Cass McCombs carewritingtrying I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words. Cass McCombs folksmusicianwriting I just like writing lyrics. I find a little satisfaction in performing live, making records. But primarily, I just try to write every day. Cass McCombs recordswritingtrying Usually there's no specific reason for loneliness - it's a broad feeling. Cass McCombs lonelinessreasonfeelings That's what I mean by "Western morality," is the lack of morality. There is none. People are out for themselves, and they'll stab you in the back. Cass McCombs moralitymeanpeople I hate my voice. I've never been comfortable singing. Cass McCombs singingvoicehate As it turns out, it's really expensive to make movies, much more than records. Cass McCombs turnsrecordsexpensive I think I prefer singing in falsetto. I like the way it sounds. It doesn't sound like my natural voice. It sounds like a character. Cass McCombs voicecharacterthinking I couldn't write a political song. There's just opinion; it's all arbitrary anyway. It's all subjective. Cass McCombs politicalwritingsong I wouldn't claim to know what another person is thinking. I can imagine it, but it's my interpretation, and I try to make that clear. It's my vision of what I think their life is. I don't think there are empirical truths in that regard. Cass McCombs visiontryingthinking When I'm trying to write a song for someone else, you can only see anything through your own eyes. Cass McCombs eyewritingsong I don't think I'm even a musician. I don't play a lot of instruments, not really a soloist or anything. Cass McCombs musicianplaythinking I have been singing as long as I can remember. I used to be in choir; I used to do musical theater. I'd prefer not to sing my own songs, but there you have it. Cass McCombs musicalsonglong
