Cass McCombs (born Concord, California in 1977) is an American musician, best known for releasing a number of albums since 2002. Read full biography of Cass McCombs →
I think I have some very meaningful relationships with people; we all do. At the same time, I recognize that everyone is following their own heart;... →
A baseball team is like a band. Because, conceptually, there are no heroes in baseball - there's just the team.
Even if I'm writing music, it's with a lyric in mind, to communicate some kind of feeling.
I don't care much about politics. That kind of witchcraft I stay away from because people end up dead. I'd rather die for music.
I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone.
I don't think I'm a particularly somber human being.
It's hard to make out the difference between insults and bad advice.
Music is the marriage of the feelings of the living to the wisdom of the dead.
I write for myself, and I write for my friends and people who I have a connection with. I try to give some dignity to peoples' lifestyles that... →
Thank God we don't know a lot about Shakespeare or Moses or Homer or Lautreamont. These are the best guys we got, and their art is powerful... →
When you play with great musicians, whether they're schooled or self-taught, they keep you on your toes. It comes down to people's... →
I love songs because by nature they are concise; they sum up. I try to use as few words as possible. It's usually funnier that way, anyway.
A lot of people don't know what it's like to actually be hungry. I do. I've also slept on the streets.
Cass McCombs (born Concord, California in 1977) is an American musician, best known for releasing a number of albums since 2002.