Ray LaMontagne quotes and sayings
I need space between me and the audience - and the more space the better.
Ray LaMontagne quotes
- There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty.
- I can't get excited by my own music. It's impossible.
- Social situations, for me - it's very natural for me to be an observer. That's where I'm most comfortable. I observe things.
- When I pick up the guitar, it's a melody, and that's what drives the lyrics. It's bits and pieces of truth, but it is storytelling.
- I was really lost for a while in my teens. I was angry. But when I found music - Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell - it was a new discovery. It was a door to this other world where I wanted to be.
- Well... you know, I love motorcycles. They're just beautiful, and there's a certain craftsmanship in older bikes, older Triumphs or BSAs or Norton. I'm just very attracted to it.
- I want to be in control of my own destiny.
- In order to get a note out, I have to dig deep, and I mean that on an emotional level. To physically sing, I have to get somewhere deep before I can do it.
- I have a strong sense of self, but that's not a negative thing.
- I want to write music that will outlive me.