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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.

Cass McCombs

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Cass McCombs
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: November 13
Composer
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Singer-Songwriter
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California
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I think I try to do a lot of things to weed out casual fans.
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Folk art has never been much about politics it's about action and utility.
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Bringing the individual into it music only distracts from the universal and makes it trivial. And then it's easy to wash your hands of it because you might not be from their background, or you might disagree with their personal perspective. So you discount it and go back into your corner instead of coming out and engaging with everything.
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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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As long as there are a few people there, I can lose myself, which is the ultimate goal. And that's happening more and more the non-musical world is becoming less and less interesting to me.
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A baseball team is like a band. Because, conceptually, there are no heroes in baseball - there's just the team.
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When I'm trying to write a song for someone else, you can only see anything through your own eyes.
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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've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words.
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It's not like that when you're a songwriter - songwriters aren't like pulp writers or journalists, even. You just follow the muse. It's called muse-ic. Whenever the muse decides to bestow her inspiration on the songwriter, then the song is born.
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I don't live anywhere, so that's what's fun about tours.
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It's just a joy to be able to work with a lot of different musicians. When you play with great musicians, whether they're schooled or self-taught, they keep you on your toes.
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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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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've always been interested in an idea of boundless love - an impersonal, big love.
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I took piano lessons when I was a little kid, but even before that, you're singing in the classroom and wherever. Gosh, children are always singing. But I took music lessons, some choir and things like that at school. I learned how to play the guitar when I was about 13... ancient history.
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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 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.
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