Words matter. These are the best Ray LaMontagne Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’m very uncomfortable in my own skin.
I don’t like myself, and I don’t like to be looked at.
You have to believe in yourself before anybody else believes in you.
I always felt, as a listener at a show, that when there was too much banter between the artist and the audience that it detracted from the show. I more enjoyed shows where the guys came out and they just played.
It bugs me that people think my songs are personal because it means I have to explain myself all the time.
I have a strong sense of self, but that’s not a negative thing.
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 want to be in control of my own destiny.
The thing I love about music is that you can take things that are painful, deep things that hurt you, and you can turn them into something beautiful.
There’s a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty.
My backstory is so tedious.
I don’t really think of myself as a folk singer.
You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it.
The label doesn’t do anything but put your record in the store, that’s all they do. And tell you, you don’t have a single… and tell you, it’s not gonna sell… that’s what the label does.
My voice sucks. I don’t like the tone.
I’m a private person.
I’d much rather be playing songs than talking to people.
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.
We all have that inner voice that is wise, even if we don’t always follow it. It’s that voice I’m trying to listen to.
