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26 quotes by Justin Townes Earle

Justin Townes Earle performing at the Evanston SPACE in 2014 Justin Townes Earle (born January 4, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Earle recently signed with Vagrant Records and has released five albums with Bloodshot Records since 2007. He released Single Mothers in September 2014 on Vagrant records with a follow up album named Absent Fathers released in January 2015. He is a son of alternative country artist Steve Earle,...
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There's no such thing as a teenager that listens to a single word their father says.

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What I'm doing is basically the same as Bob Dylan did with folk songs and Woody Guthrie songs, the same as folk music's always done. I'm... →

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I didn't do anything differently than what my father was doing. It's a really hard family to rebel in. I could have become an accountant. Or... →

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I didn't get into music to become a blues musician, or a country musician. I'm a singer-songwriter. In my book that means I get to do... →

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I think a lot of men are afraid of pretty things, and I'm not, I like pretty songs.

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My parents split up when I was about 2. I realize more and more how much I'm like my father. My gentleness comes from my mother.

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I always watched movies and rooted for the bad guys, you know? I've always been that kind of guy. I still hold some respect for criminals that... →

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It's nice coming to Nashville, and we have four-bedroom house and a dog, and we go swimming a lot. We get down here and spread out a lot, and I... →

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I got a feeling that when I have kids, I'm going to have a little girl, and she's going to be completely sensible.

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I love Motown, but I've obviously always been more of a Memphis soul fan. If it's Stax or Motown, I go Stax.

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There's a certain urgency that comes from the records of the early 60s before overdubbing and multitracking came into play.

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I've always written. When I was in school, the only teacher who ever liked me was my creative writing teacher. I used to enter poetry... →

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I know I'm never going to be a big pop star, because I'm not willing to conform.

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