Time to go inward, man, I hope I have the nerve, to take inventory of the causes that I serve. Rodney Crowell More Quotes by Rodney Crowell More Quotes From Rodney Crowell I cannot say I'm a poet. That's for someone when they take in consideration where they can bestow 'poet' on. I can't do it. But I would be disingenuous if I didn't say that my intention is poetry. Rodney Crowell saysomeonepoetpoetry Poets, I think, are born. You can't teach it. It's genetic - the circumstances of how you were raised... and there's probably some Irish in your blood lines. Rodney Crowell thinkyouborncircumstances I don't know if I owned a toothbrush until I was 19, maybe. I didn't come from stock that placed any importance on the toothbrush. But a couple of girls I met changed that. And I would do anything to get a girl to pay attention to me long enough that I could feel good about myself. Rodney Crowell goodmyselfmegirl I wouldn't go as far to say that anything that I've done is timeless. Rodney Crowell sayanythinggodone The more I'm dedicated to this work, the more I'm able to satisfy my deep need to create. And that's a pretty good thing. If you take half-decent care of yourself, that can propel you on into productive later years. Rodney Crowell yourselfgoodyouwork When I go back to seek inspiration - whether it be from Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, the Beatles, Hank Williams, Ray Charles or Bob Dylan - it's from the performance. Those artists are in the studio playing their instrument and singing. There's no going back and redoing the vocals. Rodney Crowell performancebackgosinging
