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. Cass McCombs acousticgrowguitar Change image and share on social
I've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words. I don't think I'm even a musician. I don't play a lot of instruments, not really a soloist or anything. Cass McCombs folkhaveinstrument Change image and share on social
A lot of people don't know what it's like to actually be hungry. I do. I've also slept on the streets. Cass McCombs havehungrylot Change image and share on social
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. Cass McCombs artgodguy Change image and share on social
A baseball team is like a band. Because, conceptually, there are no heroes in baseball - there's just the team. Cass McCombs bandbaseballconceptually Change image and share on social
Lyrics are my racket; music is play - the fluff stuff. Cass McCombs flufflyricmusic Change image and share on social
I was just a folk singer. I cut my teeth on the streets, you know. Cass McCombs cutfolksinger Change image and share on social
I don't think music is my job - I don't think about it that way, because I don't really get paid. There's no paycheck at the end; it's more of a 'whatever is left over' kind of situation. Cass McCombs endjobkind Change image and share on social
I've always littered my songs with jokes. You might need to dig a little deeper to find the humor, but I would totally object to being some kind of distraught personality. I've never tried to attach myself to that. Cass McCombs attachdeepdig share on social
