Cass McCombs

Folk art has never been much about politics; it's about action and utility. ”

I've always littered my songs with jokes. You might need to dig a little deeper to find the humor, but I would totally object to being some kind of distraught personality. I've never tried to attach myself to that. ”

Musicians wake up and create a more loving community by creating heavier music. ”

It's hard to make out the difference between insults and bad advice. ”

I love songs because by nature they are concise; they sum up. I try to use as few words as possible. It's usually funnier that way, anyway. ”

I don't think I'm a particularly somber human being. ”

I write for myself, and I write for my friends and people who I have a connection with. I try to give some dignity to peoples' lifestyles that tend to be ignored. ”

I grew up in the suburbs and was raised on rap radio, so it took me a long time to stumble upon the acoustic guitar as a resource for anything. ”