Cass McCombs
Cass McCombs
Cass McCombsis an American musician, best known for releasing a number of albums since 2002...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth13 November 1977
CountryUnited States of America
response separate song
Sometimes I feel like I finish a song, and there's another song that I have to write in response to that song. Each is like its own separate feeling, its own separate universe.
people
A lot of people don't know what it's like to actually be hungry. I do. I've also slept on the streets.
I just write songs whenever I feel like it, whenever they come to me.
art best god guys homer moses powerful shakespeare thank
Thank God we don't know a lot about Shakespeare or Moses or Homer or Lautreamont. These are the best guys we got, and their art is powerful because they're mysterious.
great schooled whether
When you play with great musicians, whether they're schooled or self-taught, they keep you on your toes. It comes down to people's personalities and individual energies.
self play joy
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.
want
I want to make something that's useful to someone, somewhere.
taught baha young
When I was young, I used to go to Baha'i camp, and they taught me a lot about the equality of religions.
religious reading good-reading
A lot of religious texts make for good reading. That's why they hold up.
song teacher writing
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.
enemy trying moral
If it's possible to have an enemy without making it personal or moral, then that's what I'm trying to do.
people want appreciated
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.
looks information way
Once biographical information contaminates your consciousness, it's impossible to erase it and look at someone's work the same way again.
hurt men winning
Dead men always have the last laugh. They win. They're dead. You can't hurt their feelings anymore.