Some of their best songs dont have bridges and choruses. So that made me think I should trust my instincts. My songs were okay, I figured. I didnt need to change anything. – Lucinda Williams
If you come into success too soon, youll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally, youll be happier with yourself in the end. – Lucinda Williams
Im not just a doormat. Im not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, its about trying to find some strength through that. – Lucinda Williams
Just because Im talking about something that might have been a sad or painful situation doesnt mean that Im sad or tortured 24 hours a day any more than anybody else is. – Lucinda Williams
You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before theyre ready. – Lucinda Williams
Of course, Im older now. Im in a different place in my life than when I wrote the songs for Car Wheels or Essence or whatever. Different things were going on. – Lucinda Williams
I just broke up with my boyfriend, and Ive been spending more time alone than Id like. – Lucinda Williams
People let their own hang-ups become the obstacles between them and personal happiness. – Lucinda Williams
Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized. – Lucinda Williams
The perfect man? A poet on a motorcycle. – Lucinda Williams
