Ray LaMontagne
Ray LaMontagne
Raymond "Ray" Charles Jack LaMontagneis an American singer-songwriter. LaMontagne has released six studio albums, Trouble, Till the Sun Turns Black, Gossip in the Grain, God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise, Supernova and Ouroboros. He was born in New Hampshire and was inspired to create music after hearing an album by Stephen Stills. Critics have compared LaMontagne's music to that of Otis Redding, The Band, Van Morrison, Nick Drake and Tim Buckley...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth18 June 1973
CityNashua, NH
CountryUnited States of America
I need space between me and the audience - and the more space the better.
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.
I never learned to count my blessings I choose instead to dwell in my disasters
I'm a very emotional person.
Well it's the hurt I hide that fuels the fires inside me
We all have that inner voice that is wise, even if we don't always follow it. It's that voice I'm trying to listen to.
Every song asks to be sung in a different way.
I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician.
You have to believe in yourself before anybody else believes in you.
There's nothing in the world so sad as talking to a man who never knew his life was his for making.
Well, I looked my demons in the eyes laid bare my chest, said 'Do your best, destroy me. You see, I’ve been to hell and back so many times, I must admit you kind of bore me.
Don't let your eyes refuse to seeDon't let your ears refuse to hear