Best 27 quotes of Ray Lamontagne on MyQuotes

Don't let your eyes refuse to seeDon't let your ears refuse to hear

Every song asks to be sung in a different way.

I don't really think of myself as a folk singer.

I feel calm when I'm on my own.

I have a strong sense of self, but that's not a negative thing.

I'm a very emotional person.

I'm very uncomfortable in my own skin.

I need space between me and the audience - and the more space the better.

I never learned to count my blessings I choose instead to dwell in my disasters

It bugs me that people think my songs are personal because it means I have to explain myself all the time.

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.

My voice sucks. I don't like the tone.

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.

Social situations, for me - it's very natural for me to be an observer. That's where I'm most comfortable. I observe things.

There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty.

There's nothing in the world so sad as talking to a man who never knew his life was his for making.

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.

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.

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.

Well it's the hurt I hide that fuels the fires inside me

When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don't write topical songs.

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.

You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it.

You have to believe in yourself before anybody else believes in you.

And when all your faith is gone let it be me, if it's a friend you need let it be me

But everything I have to give, I'll give to you

Now the wren has gone to roost and the sky is turnin' gold And like the sky my soul is also turnin' Turnin' from the past, at last and all I've left behind