You obviously don’t really forget how to play the old songs; you just don’t have to spend so much time convincing yourself that you remember them. Way less mental energy is spent swimming around in lyrics you’ve already written and chords you’ve already played.
Jeff Tweedy Quotes
Sometimes it's liberating to confront horrible things in lyrics as a way to master the shadow-self that exists in everyone.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Jeff Tweedy Quotes: Sometimes it's liberating to confront horrible things in lyrics as a way to..."
| Birth: | 25th August, 1967 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Lyricist |
About
Jeffrey Scot Tweedy was born in Belleville, Illinois, USA. He is an American songwriter best known as the singer and guitarist of the band Wilco. He studied at Belleville Area College and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He started his music career in high school in his band The Plebes with Jay Farrar, which subsequently after several years formed into the alternative country band Uncle Tupelo. Wilco's first album A.M. released in 1995. Across Tweedy's career he has released fifteen studio albums, including four with Uncle Tupelo, ten with Wilco, and one with his son Spencer. He is the author of poetry book, entitled Adult head.
Share with your friends