Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams is an American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer and songwriter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCountry Singer
Date of Birth26 January 1953
CityLake Charles, LA
CountryUnited States of America
thinking long done
It'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.
trying just-being looks
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.
night play arena
I'd rather play a few nights at the Fillmore than play one night at an arena.
writing stuff firsts
I write first for myself as a therapeutic process, to get stuff out and to deal with it.
song writing good-enough
I started writing songs, I guess, when I was about 13 or 14, but I didn't know if they were good enough yet or anything.
writing voice mind
I started writing more with my voice in mind.
sweet song world
I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great.
writing thinking guitar
I started writing little short stories and poems as soon as I learned to read and write. I think I was six years old. And then when I got to be eleven, twelve, and into my teens, I was just listening to records all the time, and I got a guitar. I started to take guitar lessons when I was twelve.
people trying different
I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that.
song writing easier
It's easier to write songs when you're single.
appreciate done upbringing
The more I separate myself from my upbringing, the more I appreciate what it's done for me.
guitar muse empty
When 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.
praise process criticize
You can't really praise somebody's work and then criticize the process.
song writing together
I write the songs, go in and record them, then I listen to everything and decide how it all fits together.