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I don't think I'm even a musician. I don't play a lot of instruments, not really a soloist or anything.

Cass McCombs

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Cass McCombs
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: November 13
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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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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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As it turns out, it's really expensive to make movies, much more than records.
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People take things a little too personal. I write these songs, and they're experiments with thoughts. That's it. I'm not a teacher.
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I do like the word timeless. That's a great word.
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I've always been interested in an idea of boundless love - an impersonal, big love.
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Everyone wants to be well-loved and appreciated but, at the same time, there are some people that just don't want to be your friend, and there's nothing you can do or say to change that.
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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 think I have some very meaningful relationships with people we all do. At the same time, I recognize that everyone is following their own heart there's been people who have left my life, and I don't have a problem with that. This is a transitory world we're all spirits just looking for love and finding it and holding on.
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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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I don't need to control anything. Even with romantic partnerships, I don't need to control anyone.
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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 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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This is rock'n'roll, not classical music. It's about people working together.
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Loneliness is the most compelling force in the universe.
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If it's possible to have an enemy without making it personal or moral, then that's what I'm trying to do.
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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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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've always thought about myself as somewhat of a folk musician. I just write words.
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I think I prefer singing in falsetto. I like the way it sounds. It doesn't sound like my natural voice. It sounds like a character.
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