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Don't let your eyes refuse to seeDon't let your ears refuse to hear
Ray LaMontagne
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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.
Ray LaMontagne
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There's nothing in the world so sad as talking to a man who never knew his life was his for making.
Ray LaMontagne
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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.
Ray LaMontagne
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Well it's the hurt I hide that fuels the fires
inside me
Ray LaMontagne
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You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it.
Ray LaMontagne
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I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician.
Ray LaMontagne
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Every song asks to be sung in a different way.
Ray LaMontagne
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You have to believe in yourself before anybody else believes in you.
Ray LaMontagne
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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.
Ray LaMontagne
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I never learned to count my blessings
I choose instead to dwell in my disasters
Ray LaMontagne
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I want to be in control of my own destiny.
Ray LaMontagne
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I'm a very emotional person.
Ray LaMontagne
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Now the wren has gone to roost and the sky is turnin' gold Turnin' from the past, at last and all I've left behind.
Ray LaMontagne
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I can't get excited by my own music. It's impossible.
Ray LaMontagne
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I need space between me and the audience - and the more space the better.
Ray LaMontagne
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It's so easy to get caught up in your own experiences. They can seem so important. But there are billions and billions of other experiences going on.
Ray LaMontagne
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I want to write music that will outlive me.
Ray LaMontagne
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When I pick up the guitar, it's a melody, and that's what drives the lyrics. It's bits and pieces of truth, but it is storytelling.
Ray LaMontagne
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There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty.
Ray LaMontagne
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I'd much rather be playing songs than talking to people.
Ray LaMontagne
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My voice sucks. I don't like the tone.
Ray LaMontagne
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I don't like myself, and I don't like to be looked at.
Ray LaMontagne
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It bugs me that people think my songs are personal because it means I have to explain myself all the time.
Ray LaMontagne
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My backstory is so tedious. I hope the interviews are turning a corner now.
Ray LaMontagne
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I'm a private person.
Ray LaMontagne
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I have a strong sense of self, but that's not a negative thing.
Ray LaMontagne
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I don't really think of myself as a folk singer.
Ray LaMontagne
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I'm very uncomfortable in my own skin.
Ray LaMontagne
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Social situations, for me - it's very natural for me to be an observer. That's where I'm most comfortable. I observe things.
Ray LaMontagne
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I refused then like I do now to let anybody tie me down
Ray LaMontagne
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I feel calm when I'm on my own.
Ray LaMontagne
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Writing songs is not something I wanted to share with people for a long time. It was precious to me. I didnt want someone to crush it. I waited until I felt strong enough to take the criticism.
Ray LaMontagne
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When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don't write topical songs.
Ray LaMontagne
