99 Quotes by J. J. Cale

When I sit down and play the guitar, I'm 20 years old again.

I'm an electronic manipulator. Most people think J.J. Cale, he's organic. There ain't nothing organic about me.

You know, I write songs, I repair guitars.

That's the nice thing about songwriting: You don't have to punch a clock or be in a specific place to do it. There's really a lot of freedom to it.

Sometimes I make up songs, and they're just strictly fiction. Other times, I draw on things that have happened in my life or friends, women, all sorts of things.

I've always enjoyed being a Gypsy.

Songwriting is just like any other kind of writing - it's either fiction or nonfiction. You can even get into philosophy and politics, which I've done on occasion.

My performing and my singing leave much to be desired, but having other people record my songs is the most flattering thing that can happen.

I'm always doing something that ain't happening, and I'm always happening when there ain't nothing going on.