“Family and a few friends that you can have honestly and that you can be good to and that you can depend on.”

Listen to The Low Anthem

“My wife an I, we grew up together more or less. So we are very, very close. Now that we have this little beings that we’ve created I just can’t imagine caring more about anything. And I can’t imagine worrying more about anything than I worry about them.”

Listen to Lou Barlow

“It’s the thing that I find myself thinking the most about. And writing the most about. And obessing the most on… I’ve been hurt by people and my family. And I’ve hurt people and my family. I carry that with me quite a bit.”

Listen to William Fitzsimmons

“It’s always been there for me. When I was a kid my dad left home when I was two. But he left his records.”

Listen to Ron Sexsmith

“We’ve been married for five months now. And we play music together for about twelve years. And she matters a lot to me because she gives me the backbeat. That’s very important, you gotta have that.”

Listen to Steve Wynn

“Sometimes if I have a hard time crying I can put on a song that will make me cry. And then I cry about other things that I need to cry about. But it’s just the catalyst.”

Listen to Maria Taylor

“When I was a child I thought ‘Well, I’ll make my mother happy’ or ‘Today I won’t get in trouble’. That was my most important thing when I was a child.”

Listen to American Music Club

“When you have a child it’s like winning the lottery. It’s love that you never had before, love that comes from nowhere.”

Listen to Travis

“I’ve been asked to say what is really important to me, which is either the most brilliant or possibly the stupidest question I’ve ever heard, I’m not really sure. To me the answer is obvious and I can’t believe that anybody would answer the queston differently…”

Listen to Stars

“I love love. And love loves me. And I love to love love. And love loves to love me. I really love my wife. And someday we’re gonna have a dog. And I think the dog’s gonna love me.”

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