Top 71 Quotes by Sturgill Simpson

About Sturgill Simpson

These are some quotes by American author Sturgill Simpson Musician, who was born on June 8, 1978.

Elvis was a way bigger influence than Waylon Jennings, but you don't wanna tell people, 'I never really listened to Waylon.'

Elvis was a way bigger influence than Waylon Jennings, but you don't wanna tell people, 'I never really listened to Waylon.'

Sturgill Simpson

I needed a writing space to get out of my house with the little guy. Because any time I try to write or sit down and do things, he wants to be there with me and play the guitar.

I needed a writing space to get out of my house with the little guy. Because any time I try to write or sit down and do things, he wants to be there with me and play the guitar.

Sturgill Simpson

I used to play a lot of electric guitar. I don't really consider myself a guitar player anymore. Then I got really into how the pickups work. And winding and de-winding Telecaster pickups. And then building Telecasters. And I became more fascinated with making them than I was with actually playing them. So it's a slippery slope.

Sturgill Simpson

I fail to see how anything can still be weird in 2016.

I fail to see how anything can still be weird in 2016.

Sturgill Simpson

Country music especially can get very formulaic - you know, you have to have your verses and a bridge and a chorus, and a lot of the songs are written as just plain and simple poetry on the road.

Country music especially can get very formulaic - you know, you have to have your verses and a bridge and a chorus, and a lot of the songs are written as just plain and simple poetry on the road.

Sturgill Simpson

Some people will say, and have said, that I'm trying to run from country, but I'm never going to make anything other than a country record.

Some people will say, and have said, that I'm trying to run from country, but I'm never going to make anything other than a country record.

Sturgill Simpson

There have been many socially conscious concept albums. I wanted to make a 'social consciousness' concept album disguised as a country record.

There have been many socially conscious concept albums. I wanted to make a 'social consciousness' concept album disguised as a country record.

Sturgill Simpson

Part of me still feels like I've never had the opportunity to properly express all my earliest influences, so for now, I find isolation to be my biggest influence.

Part of me still feels like I've never had the opportunity to properly express all my earliest influences, so for now, I find isolation to be my biggest influence.

Sturgill Simpson

It's a long road, so we are just trying to stay focused and grounded and keep moving forward. I'll take it, though.

It's a long road, so we are just trying to stay focused and grounded and keep moving forward. I'll take it, though.

Sturgill Simpson

I worked for Union Pacific. I started out as a conductor at an intermodal switching facility outside of Salt Lake City. We'd pull in trains from all over the country, break them apart, consolidate the freight, and build other trains. It was great until I screwed up and took a management position. Then it became no fun very quickly.

Sturgill Simpson

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