You always have a lot of time on the road, and you have to fill that time up with something. Jason Isbell Read Quote
Right when I started touring, there was this wariness I had of the world outside of my small town. But I’m not that person anymore, and I was never completely that person. Jason Isbell Read Quote
The world changes fast, and a lot of the old country folks have a hard time keeping up with it, and it makes them sad. Jason Isbell Read Quote
I don’t think I’m a country artist, really. I’m a country person, but I don’t think I’m necessarily a country singer or musician. Jason Isbell Read Quote
The Police could get away with doing an entire record with really no audible reverb, which I have always admired and thought would be a lot of fun to try to re-create. Jason Isbell Read Quote
The fact that I have a Southern accent and write about a lot of rural things leads people to put me in the country category. Jason Isbell Read Quote
Any narrative, whether it’s fiction or not, you have to approach it as though it really happened to you. I think that’s the only way to get inside the characters and make the narrative work. It’s a storytelling tradition, and I think to come off as genuine then you have to really approach it that way. Jason Isbell Read Quote
If you’re going to write, you’re going to have to force yourself to really study the world. Jason Isbell Read Quote
Physical labor, manual labor – if you can stay close to those folks, there’s always plenty to write about, ’cause their issues are real issues. Jason Isbell Read Quote
