Lucinda Williams

Books by Lucinda Williams

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I just broke up with my boyfriend, and I've been spending more time alone than I'd like.
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Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized.
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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.
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I can speak for most songwriters - those breakup love songs are so easy to write, as far as the inspiration and all that.
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I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's about trying to find some strength through that.
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I write first for myself as a therapeutic process, to get stuff out and to deal with it.
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I'm just like everyone. I like to feel togetherness with someone.
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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.
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There's so many other things to write about than unrequited love.
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The more I separate myself from my upbringing, the more I appreciate what it's done for me.
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