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Ray LaMontagne
American
Musician
Born:
Jun 18
,
1973
Me
Music
My Own
Own
People
You
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You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it.
Ray LaMontagne
You
Yourself
Out
Bad
Find
Bad Choices
Spiral
Something
Make
Gets
Choices
Downward
The thing I love about music is that you can take things that are painful, deep things that hurt you, and you can turn them into something beautiful.
Ray LaMontagne
Love
Beautiful
Music
You
Hurt
About
Something
Take
Them
Turn
Painful
Deep
Thing
Things
I have a strong sense of self, but that's not a negative thing.
Ray LaMontagne
Strong
Negative
Sense
Strong Sense
Self
Thing
Every song asks to be sung in a different way.
Ray LaMontagne
Song
Every
Way
Sung
Different
Ask
Different Way
Well... you know, I love motorcycles. They're just beautiful, and there's a certain craftsmanship in older bikes, older Triumphs or BSAs or Norton. I'm just very attracted to it.
Ray LaMontagne
Love
Beautiful
You
Older
Triumphs
Know
Attracted
Well
Motorcycles
Very
Craftsmanship
Just
Norton
Bikes
Certain
I always felt, as a listener at a show, that when there was too much banter between the artist and the audience that it detracted from the show. I more enjoyed shows where the guys came out and they just played.
Ray LaMontagne
Too Much
Too
Out
Guys
More
Between
Felt
Audience
Always
Came
Artist
Listener
Just
Where
Much
Show
Shows
Enjoyed
Played
I probably wouldn't be a songwriter if I didn't grow up the way I did. It was difficult and it was at times very scary to grow up in a household so unsettled and at times very violent. But, it also, I guess it earned me a sort of wisdom at a young age that's served me well.
Ray LaMontagne
Wisdom
Me
Age
Young
Difficult
Earned
Guess
Way
Scary
Songwriter
Unsettled
Also
Well
Household
Sort
Up
Very
Times
Did
Young Age
Grow
Grow Up
Served
Violent
There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty.
Ray LaMontagne
You
Desperation
Poverty
Sense
Real
Up
Real Sense
Grow
Grow Up
I'd much rather be playing songs than talking to people.
Ray LaMontagne
People
Rather
Songs
Talking
Than
Much
Playing
The label doesn't do anything but put your record in the store, that's all they do. And tell you, you don't have a single... and tell you, it's not gonna sell... that's what the label does.
Ray LaMontagne
You
Single
Tell
Record
Put
Does
Label
Sell
Store
Anything
Gonna
Your
It bugs me that people think my songs are personal because it means I have to explain myself all the time.
Ray LaMontagne
Time
Myself
Me
People
Think
Songs
Bugs
Because
Personal
Explain
Means
I don't really think of myself as a folk singer.
Ray LaMontagne
Myself
Think
Folk
Folk Singer
Singer
Really
I don't like myself, and I don't like to be looked at.
Ray LaMontagne
Myself
Like
Looked
I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician.
Ray LaMontagne
Good
Me
Human Being
Musician
Good Thing
Self-Critical
Because
Am
Very
Human
Being
Growing
Keeps
Thing
When I pick up the guitar, it's a melody, and that's what drives the lyrics. It's bits and pieces of truth, but it is storytelling.
Ray LaMontagne
Truth
Guitar
Lyrics
Melody
Bits
Bits And Pieces
Drives
Pick
Pieces
Up
Storytelling
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