33 Sturgill Simpson Quotes for You to Enjoy

Sturgill Simpson

American Musician

Born: Jun 8, 1978

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It's a long road, so we are just trying to stay focused and grounded and keep moving forward. I'll take it, though. Sturgill Simpson

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I walked in, looked around, and the navy recruiter was a really hot brunette, so I signed up with her. Sturgill Simpson

Signed Brunette Hot Looked Around Up Walked Really Navy Her

My paternal grandfather, when he was in the army in World War II - he was over in the South Pacific, and he thought he was gonna die. And he wrote a letter to my grandmother and their newborn son, thinking he wasn't gonna come home. Sturgill Simpson

Looking back on it, now I can identify the points in my life when I wasn't playing, and music - and didn't have that outlet - those were the points when I was most unguided and self destructive because I didn't have that channel to get those energies out. I'm a much healthier person when I play music. Sturgill Simpson

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Country music especially can get very formulaic - you know, you have to have your verses and a bridge and a chorus, and a lot of the songs are written as just plain and simple poetry on the road. Sturgill Simpson

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Saviours get crucified. Sturgill Simpson

Crucified Get

There's a lot going on in country music, with indie-label hipsters and underground bloggers arguing their interpretations of what country is, and pop-country stars defending themselves. That deserves to be poked fun at. Sturgill Simpson

Music Country Stars Arguing Poked Country Music Underground Bloggers Lot Going Themselves Fun Deserves Interpretations Defending

Both my grandfathers and my mother's brother were musicians. Sturgill Simpson

Musicians Mother Brother Both Were Grandfathers

I used to play a lot of electric guitar. I don't really consider myself a guitar player anymore. Then I got really into how the pickups work. And winding and de-winding Telecaster pickups. And then building Telecasters. And I became more fascinated with making them than I was with actually playing them. So it's a slippery slope. Sturgill Simpson

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I grew up listening to everything. I was in rock n' roll bands and punk bands, and I loved bluegrass and country music, too. Then, when I moved to Nashville, I put out a very traditional country record because that's just what you do. I had a bunch of very traditional country songs. Next thing you know, you're a country singer. Sturgill Simpson

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