J.M. Williams Quotes

It inspired all sorts of whims and fancies that I ultimately wove into a fairy tale complete with muse, the earth, the moon, some famous inventors, a dog and a rabbit.

The dog, the rabbit and the hoop all feature in the painting, and take the place of the orrery.

Is society debasing the idea of heroism by using it to describe anyone who makes people feel good about themselves?

We all can't be friends. But we can cut each other some slack.

The egg of a bird hatches only when the chick within is ready

Understanding is the key to true knowledge

Don't blog what you don't own.

If you come into success too soon, you'll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally, you'll be happier with yourself in the end.

Of course, Im older now. Im in a different place in my life than when I wrote the songs for Car Wheels or Essence or whatever. Different things were going on.

I'm trying to get out of my own way

You can't be afraid to deal with your demons. You've got to go there to be able to write.

Back in the 1960s, I saw Peter, Paul and Mary. I was at that age, about 14, and I was mesmerized.

I've had trouble being in relationships and writing. This has been a real problem for me. I don't know if it's because I'm not free to fantasize or create these fantasy things about other people

I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each other find their own way

I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that.

I was immediately taken with Geoff Muldaur's rich soulful voice, masterful phrasing and guitar playing when I first heard him.

I feel like it's really kind of a sit-down album, much in the same way I imagine Billie Holiday or someone sitting down in the studio and singing.

Above all, the listener should be able to understand the poem or the song, not be forced to unravel a complicated, self-indulgent puzzle. Offer your art up to the whole world, not just an elite few.

I usually have an idea of how I want a song to sound, but I don't always know how to get there

I'm dealing with things as they come along, and I'm talking about it

I am trying to get right with God. I'm sort of making a statement about the excessiveness.

I can speak for most songwriters - those breakup love songs are so easy to write, as far as the inspiration and all that.

I love Emmylou Harris's version of my song, 'Sweet Old World.' Her intonation is great.

I started writing more with my voice in mind.

I started writing songs, I guess, when I was about 13 or 14, but I didn't know if they were good enough yet or anything.

I write first for myself as a therapeutic process, to get stuff out and to deal with it.

I don't want to beat people over the head with my political views. It's more about the humanitarian aspect of it.

I'm in a contented, loving relationship, but that doesn't mean I'm not struggling with other things that are going on around me in the world.

Sometimes I feel like I just open myself up like I'm a vehicle for something coming through me. It's like a meditative state I have to be in.

I think in the world of rock music or whatever it's called - anything outside of Nashville - there's a lot more freedom within that industry to do whatever you want to do.

It's always been hard for me to do without sounding precious or too corny or whatever.

There's this whole idea that you've got the blues and you're going to write. Bullshit. When I feel really bad, all I want to do is sit in front of the TV with the remote control and check out.

I didn't grow up in a mom-and-pop, Ozzie and Harriet type of environment, but who did.

What seems conceit, bad manners or cynicism is always a sign of things no ear have heard, no eyes have seen. You do not know what wars are going on down there where the spirit meets the bone.

When the muse hits me, or the mood, or whatever it is, I get my guitar out and I empty it out. I just start going through things to see what's going to happen.

I don't keep a journal anymore. I did when I was a teenager, but now because I write about it all in my songs, that's what I'm really doing.

Offer your art up to the whole world, not just an elite few.

RB Morris is the greatest unknown singer-songwrit er in the US.

The more I separate myself from my upbringing, the more I appreciate what it's done for me.

I usually don't write about my life right when it happens. I process it, and I store it away. Then, when I get in the mood I pull the stuff back out.

Sometimes I dream song ideas. I write a song in my dream, the melody and everything. But then sometimes I can't remember them. I think later on, I probably do.

I'm polite. I guess that's the dichotomy within me. I don't like to piss people off just for the sake of pissing them off. I pick my battles.

It's easier to write songs when you're single.

Blaze Foley was a genius and a beautiful loser.

I write the songs, go in and record them, then I listen to everything and decide how it all fits together.

I would worry if I wasn't coming up with ideas, if I wasn't inspired.

People are like, 'What's Game of Thrones about?' I'm like, 'It's in the title.' For real, this is a game for the Iron Throne. No matter what character you are, you're sucked into that at some point.

I get a lot of fan mail and stuff, and usually it's for me to sign stuff.

There's some people that obviously abuse social networking or whatever, but I think it’s a fantastic idea. I’ve never had any bad encounters with any of it.

I think people think I'm a lot younger than I am because of how I look on screen.