I never set out to write songs about the world around me... it just kind of came about as a result of paying more attention to things.
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This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer for it.Iris Dement
I honestly don't listen to a lot of music - I spend so much time working at my own music.
Iris Dement
If something bothers me, it bothers me for a long time until I find a way to work it out. Music provided me with a means of working things out.
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I've always written about things that cause me to feel something.
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Most of the music you hear on the radio today is developed for making money. It doesn't feel true or honest. You can feel it in the music.
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Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.
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