Steve Earle quotes

I love baseball. I'll probably end up one of those old farts who go to spring training in Florida every year and drive from game to game all day. (Steve Earle)
My objection to the death penalty is based on the idea that this is a democracy, and in a democracy the government is me, and if the government kills somebody then I'm killing somebody. View quote
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The idea that murder victims' families are best served by continuing the cycle of violence is something that I consider to be not only a lie, but criminally negligent. You lie to victims' families when you tell them they're going to receive closure if they participate in the process and witness the execution of a human being. View quote
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It amazes me that the most Christian funerals are the most barbaric funeral rites of passage that are celebrated anywhere in the world. View quote
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They say death and taxes are the only things that are inevitable. The truth is, you can not pay your taxes. I've done it, and there's consequences, but it can be done. Death you're not going to get out of, and you kind of got to deal with it. View quote
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My dad was in a wheelchair and on oxygen for the last few years of his life. View quote
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I think it's obvious that democracy is something that is contagious, and it always has been. View quote
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I'm constantly warning people that are involved in my life that I can go busk and make a living. I can make my rent in New York City in the subway, I promise, if I'm forced to. View quote
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Sonnets are guys writing in English, imitating an Italian song form. It was a form definitely sung as often as it was recited. View quote
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To me, religion is an agreement between a group of people about what God is. Spirituality is a one-on-one relationship. View quote
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I think the criticism that I take to heart is from other writers that I respect. (Steve Earle)
I don't believe that songwriting has to be profound, but I truly believe that it's a crime for you to go outta your way for it not to be. View quote
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I still write more songs about girls than anything else. View quote
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New Orleans is a unique environment. View quote
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Gregory Corso used to get really pissed when people called Bob Dylan a 'poet.' After writing poetry for a few years, I can understand that. View quote
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The creative core of New York has never been native New Yorkers; it's people from all over the world. View quote
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If I can get Me out of the way, I can do anything. View quote
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I've been a serial husband, and I've done it badly every time. View quote
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Sympathetic characters usually have a voice. They usually don't have any trouble being heard. View quote
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Having a child at 55... that's optimism. View quote
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My politics were really radical when I was younger, and then I moderated like everyone else does when they start having kids. (Steve Earle)
You can go out and find ways to make your own record and get it out there now. If you really want to, you can be heard. Keep things simple. Learn to go out and play solo. That's a really really good thing to learn, if you're a singer-songwriter. Don't be dependent on a band because you may not always be able to afford one. View quote
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Actually, in its purest form, Islam is incredibly tolerant. That makes what's going on in the world really bizarre. View quote
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I've been on every interstate highway in the lower forty-eight states by now, and I never get tired of the view. View quote
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Poetry is the hardest thing that there is. It fascinates me, so I want to write more of it. View quote
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