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I grew up in the suburbs and was raised on rap radio, so it took me a long time to stumble upon the acoustic guitar as a resource for anything.

Cass McCombs

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Cass McCombs
Age: 46
Born: 1977
Born: November 13
Composer
Musician
Record Producer
Singer-Songwriter
Concord
California
Long
Radio
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Guitar
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Acoustic
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Suburbs
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Anything
Rap

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It's the stupidest thing of all time, going on tour. It deteriorates the soul, but it's fun.
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I project love, music and love, and I pray for peace. A good song cuts straight to the heart sometimes it doesn't need to be too many lines - of course, I do love a good story.
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When I was young, I used to go to Baha'i camp, and they taught me a lot about the equality of religions.
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I think it's worthwhile to expand your comfort level and just do something awful. I wasn't trying to make music for money.
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I don't like going to the studio. It just seems too cold. There's no crowd to react to, or share anything with it's just talking into a microphone that's going into a computer.
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This is rock'n'roll, not classical music. It's about people working together.
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I've always been interested in an idea of boundless love - an impersonal, big love.
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If you've ever sang in falsetto, you know that your throat is between your voice and your mouth. In a standard voice, you sing from your belly. And when you sing in a falsetto, you're blocking that. It gives it a filter. It gives it a character. It's less revealing.
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It's not my way to talk about my feelings. They're impudent to myself, so it wouldn't make any sense if I tried to explain them to anyone else. I've never been to therapy - not interested in it.
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I think I try to do a lot of things to weed out casual fans.
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It's hard to make out the difference between insults and bad advice.
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I write for myself, and I write for my friends and people who I have a connection with. I try to give some dignity to peoples' lifestyles that tend to be ignored.
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As it turns out, it's really expensive to make movies, much more than records.
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I wouldn't claim to know what another person is thinking. I can imagine it, but it's my interpretation, and I try to make that clear. It's my vision of what I think their life is. I don't think there are empirical truths in that regard.
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I wouldn't go into the studio if I didn't have a band who's ready, willing, and able.
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I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone.
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I love songs because by nature they are concise they sum up. I try to use as few words as possible. It's usually funnier that way, anyway.
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