Cass McCombs quotes

I think I have some very meaningful relationships with people; we all do. At the same time, I recognize that everyone is following their own heart; there's been people who have left my life, and I don't have a problem with that. This is a transitory world; we're all spirits just looking for love and finding it and holding on. (Cass McCombs)

Music is the marriage of the feelings of the living to the wisdom of the dead.

Cass McCombs

Even if I'm writing music, it's with a lyric in mind, to communicate some kind of feeling.

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I don't care much about politics. That kind of witchcraft I stay away from because people end up dead. I'd rather die for music.

Cass McCombs

It's hard to make out the difference between insults and bad advice.

Cass McCombs

I grew up in the suburbs and was raised on rap radio, so it took me a long time to stumble upon the acoustic guitar as a resource for anything.

Cass McCombs

I wouldn't go into the studio if I didn't have a band who's ready, willing, and able.

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I was just a folk singer. I cut my teeth on the streets, you know.

Cass McCombs

A baseball team is like a band. Because, conceptually, there are no heroes in baseball - there's just the team.

Cass McCombs

I don't think I'm a particularly somber human being.

Cass McCombs

Lyrics are my racket; music is play - the fluff stuff. (Cass McCombs)

Musicians wake up and create a more loving community by creating heavier music.

Cass McCombs

I don't think music is my job - I don't think about it that way, because I don't really get paid. There's no paycheck at the end; it's more of a 'whatever is left over' kind of situation.

Cass McCombs

Opinions only carry weight in the second or third person.

Cass McCombs

I project love, music and love, and I pray for peace. A good song cuts straight to the heart; sometimes it doesn't need to be too many lines - of course, I do love a good story.

Cass McCombs

When you play with great musicians, whether they're schooled or self-taught, they keep you on your toes. It comes down to people's personalities and individual energies.

Cass McCombs

I've always littered my songs with jokes. You might need to dig a little deeper to find the humor, but I would totally object to being some kind of distraught personality. I've never tried to attach myself to that.

Cass McCombs

I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone.

Cass McCombs

I'm making music with my friends. It's fun. It should be fun. You shouldn't make music if it isn't fun.

Cass McCombs

I write for myself, and I write for my friends and people who I have a connection with. I try to give some dignity to peoples' lifestyles that tend to be ignored.

Cass McCombs

Folk art has never been much about politics; it's about action and utility. (Cass McCombs)

I love songs because by nature they are concise; they sum up. I try to use as few words as possible. It's usually funnier that way, anyway.

Cass McCombs

Cass McCombs

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Occupation: American Musician
Born: November 13, 1977
Quotes count: 22

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