If I believed in fate I'd be very curious why I picked the name Silver Jews. David Berman More Quotes by David Berman More Quotes From David Berman I was 29 or 30 when I felt sure of what I was doing, but not fully identifying as a songwriter until I was 37. David Berman untilsuredoingfelt Everything I write goes through a lot of drafts. A hundred rewrites is not unusual for me to go through - the last fifty maybe just going back and forth on a single line or word selection. David Berman backgomesingle Like they used to say about Joe Montana, he threw soft because he couldn't throw hard. He was successful because he didn't try to do what he couldn't. I couldn't rock out harder than everybody, or overpower people with mastery like Jack White of the White Stripes, so why try? That's why I've always worked harder on words. David Berman wordstrywhitepeople Piece by piece I sent my first book of poems to American Poetry Review and was rejected one by one. David Berman reviewamericanpoetrybook I was much further along as a poet than as a songwriter, but the songs were getting more attention. They were doing what art is supposed to do, mixing it up with people. David Berman doingattentionpeopleart Intellectuals and creative people, once they start talking about God they get put into this other category: 'I don't go to people's music like that to understand my life.' David Berman my-lifemusicgodlife
