People seemed to think, you get to a certain age or you get married or you, you're comfortable. And so now there's nothing to write about: that angst is gone. The youthful angst. And that just hasn't happened with me. Lucinda Williams More Quotes by Lucinda Williams More Quotes From Lucinda Williams I'm just like everyone. I like to feel togetherness with someone. Lucinda Williams togetherness feels As it turns out, now is the moment you've been waiting for Lucinda Williams moments inspiration waiting I guess you could write a good song if your heart hadn't been broken, but I don't know of anyone whose heart hasn't been broken. Lucinda Williams broken-heart writing song Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don’t want it. Lucinda Williams bad-manners compassion want The perfect man? A poet on a motorcycle. Lucinda Williams perfect inspirational men First thing, I throw on some jeans, a T-shirt and my Keds sneakers and make coffee. That is actually my favorite time of day. That is when I do my songwriting, when I am in writing mode. Lucinda Williams jeans coffee writing It's really about living in your head... just looking out at the world, then going back into your head and tossing around a lot of ideas and coming out with something interesting to say. Lucinda Williams world ideas interesting People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness. Lucinda Williams fear happy happiness The old jazz singers or old blues singers, you always just saw them kind of sitting down and singing. They weren't worried as much about their voice sounding perfect. They would make the song kind of fit their voice. Lucinda Williams voice perfect song You can't be afraid to deal with your demons. You've got to go there to be able to write. Lucinda Williams crafts able writing I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly. Lucinda Williams materials band wanted We just did a few takes of a song and just picked the best one. It was real organic and genuine. Lucinda Williams genuine real song Just because I'm talking about something that might have been a sad or painful situation doesn't mean that I'm sad or tortured 24 hours a day any more than anybody else is. Lucinda Williams might talking mean What I do as a songwriter is a constant force in my life, that I'm grateful to have. Lucinda Williams constant force grateful The thing about Alzheimer's is that it's... it's sort of like all these little, small deaths along the way, before they actually physically die. Lucinda Williams alzheimers littles way It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll) Lucinda Williams rock-n-roll rocks long I'm pretty much the same person I was 20 years ago. My politics haven't changed. I have the same feeling of idealism. But I am a little bit wiser and more experienced. Lucinda Williams feelings littles years I'm an artist first and foremost. So things are gonna go up and down and sideways and whichever way all through life. Lucinda Williams down-and artist way Some of their best songs don't have bridges and choruses. So that made me think I should trust my instincts. My songs were okay, I figured. I didn't need to change anything. Lucinda Williams change song thinking I write first for myself as a therapeutic process, to get stuff out and to deal with it. Lucinda Williams stuff writing firsts