Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized.
Lucinda WilliamsWhen the muse hits me, or the mood, or whatever it is, I get my guitar out and I empty it out. I just start going through things to see what's going to happen.
Lucinda WilliamsWhat I do as a songwriter is a constant force in my life, that I'm grateful to have.
Lucinda WilliamsIt's just the more you do it the better you get, or at least that's how I feel in my case. I think it's a combination of confidence and just having done it this long and just learning. I'm always learning. I'm still honing my craft.
Lucinda WilliamsI think we start suffering as soon as we come out of the womb. I think that people tend to stereotype. When they think of suffering, they think of abuse - physical abuse, emotional abuse, poverty, that kind of thing. There's different levels of suffering. I don't think that it has to do with how much money you have - if you were raised in the ghetto or the Hamptons. For me it's more about perception: self-perception and how you perceive the world.
Lucinda Williams