Patterson Hood Quotes

#1. Songwriting can be cathartic, but then you just keep it private. If you're going to play out and have other people listen to you, then you need to make sure there's some point to what you're saying.

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#2. Dying to meet your girlfriends that you said you might bring. If they're the ones that tell you that you do the right thing.

Drake

#3. I'm lucky enough that people tend to agree a lot with what I say. But really if anyone in the band has a really strong feeling, it carries a lot of weight.

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#4. I've always thought that a lot of really good writers go wrong by getting so into the craft and the technique and perfection. Perfection can be the enemy sometimes. Some songs don't need to be told perfectly. Life is messy and has loose ends, and sometimes I think the songs should reflect that.

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#5. The road does not always bring out the best in people.

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#6. I'm more interested in writing about the personal stories of people. Sometimes I don't agree with them.

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#7. I'm a politician so I only endorse myself.

Ben Tolosa

#8. At any given time, there might be someone who's eight years old or 80 years old in the audience. Some nights there are a lot of girls in the audience, some nights not. It's so unpredictable, but I like that.

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#9. Paste may be the last great American music magazine left.

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#10. Follow those who follow something bigger than themselves - an idea, a belief, a vision, a cause. Run away from those who say we need to follow them.

Simon Sinek

#11. You can be for something and still be damaged by it.

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#12. I've always thought preaching to the converted is just kind of futile and silly.

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#13. Racism is a worldwide problem ...

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#14. If something's bugging my ass on any particular day, I'm probably going to say something about it, but I'm not going to go on a tirade.

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#15. Want to back out?" Jill let out a long breath. "No. I've always wanted a life of crime. Will you teach me gangster lingo? I want to be a credit to you.

Robert A. Heinlein

#16. I dislike Bush as much as probably anybody on earth could, but having said that ... It's not like I'm going to change anybody's mind.

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#17. I never want to be that guy spouting off my political views. I mean, they're pretty well known, and it certainly comes out.

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#18. It's hard being part of a married couple in a band.

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#19. I mean, if you have to wake up in the morning to be validated by the editorial page of the New York Times, you got a pretty sorry existence.

Karl Rove