Amos Lee Quotes

Across the board, from my mother to my father to my aunts and uncles, everybody has always given me a lot of love.

I like down-to-earth people.

Nothing is more powerful than beauty in a wicked world.

I'm not into cold weather, I like warm weather.

I'm in love with a girl who's in love with the world.

Theres nothing but spirit in music. Thats all it is. Yeah, theres a lot of intellectual elements to it, but no matter how you approach it, its all spirit.

I can relate to soul, R&B... whatever people want to call me is fine. I just hope it makes them feel something.

I'm not a mass-appeal artist.

I don't know anything about music theory at all. Zero. But I don't really need to.

I wasn't a very good teacher.

The closest place that I feel like I come to having religious moments is always musical.

Genre, to me, is not all that important, and it never has been.

Country artists have advantages all over the place. The radio support is incredible. The fanbase is rabid, all over.

There's not a whole lot of media interest in me other than just the records that I make.

I grew up working at a record store and listening to vinyl. Even if it's side A and B, there's always this continuity that really turned me on about music.

People love music, they're always going to love music, it's our job to consistently push ourselves as artists to keep delivering stuff for people to stay engaged with.

I don't really know that there's any real rules for songwriting.

I don't really hang out with a lot of celebrities.

I don't know anyone who is a writer who isn't influenced by the relationships in their life.

I do not go on my Wikipedia page. There's just too much weird information on there for me to pick apart.

I don't really know what 'folk music' means anymore.

I live a pretty anonymous life.

I love what I do, so I don't mind working.

I'm always flattered and honored when people cover my music or sing my songs, no matter where it is.

Songwriting isn't always something that's directly proportionate to the experience.

You need a strong sense of 'otherness' to be able to create in your life.

I'm not afraid to be bluntly honest in my songs, even if it means I'm discovering things about myself that I'd rather not.

We all need a place that we can go, And feel over the rainbow