63 Quotes by Amos Lee

I'm not afraid to be bluntly honest in my songs, even if it means I'm discovering things about myself that I'd rather not.

Songwriting isn't always something that's directly proportionate to the experience.

Understanding where your food comes from, trying to bolster local farmers and local economies and having a better connection to the food around you and the people around you, only good can come of that. I love to be involved with things like that.

The cool thing about being a songwriter, or a writer, I guess, in general, you can take on a lot of different things, experience a lot of different things, just by writing about them.

My favorite time in music is probably 1970-75. Still Bill by Bill Withers, Harvest by Neil Young, John Prine's first album, James Taylor's One Man Dog-I hope I can bring the same sort of spirit I hear on those records.

We all need a place that we can go, And feel over the rainbow

I live a pretty anonymous life.

You need a strong sense of 'otherness' to be able to create in your life.

There's not a whole lot of media interest in me other than just the records that I make.