It’s usually drawing on personal experience. I don’t think I could dig deep enough trying to get into somebody else’s life. Like ‘Far From Me’ – I wrote it about this waitress that I was dating when I was fifteen or so, and she broke up with me. John Prine Read Quote
The only time I ever think about getting old is when I look in the mirror. I feel pretty good about it, actually. John Prine Read Quote
I can blame a lot of things for not writing songs, but cancer isn’t one of them. John Prine Read Quote
In my songs, I try to look through someone else’s eyes, and I want to give the audience a feeling more than a message. John Prine Read Quote
My music has been called so many different things over the years. I figure as long as it’s selling, call it what you want. John Prine Read Quote