68 Quotes by Cass McCombs

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 tend to be ignored.

I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words.

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 because they're mysterious.

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.

I grew up in the suburbs and was raised on rap radio, so it took me a long time to stumble upon the acoustic guitar as a resource for anything.

I just write songs whenever I feel like it, whenever they come to me.

A lot of people don't know what it's like to actually be hungry. I do. I've also slept on the streets.

Folk art has never been much about politics; it's about action and utility.

I was just a folk singer. I cut my teeth on the streets, you know.