“It’s a gift to be able to create.' - RodneyJCrowell Read what he had to say about recording his new album Texas.
and Steve Earle. It was a bunch of Texas songwriters who just happened to write together. I learned a lot from my fellow Texans.”were written or co-written by Crowell. Several songs on the project were penned in the ‘70s, including an early favorite of Earle’s called “Brown & Root, Brown & Root” that he began covering in his sets in the 1980s.
“It made it carefree and made it where, with the help of these guests, we were identifying a geographical part of this country that’s also cultural and in some ways spiritual,” he says. “Where I grew up, people loved music. If it wasn’t in a dance hall or somewhere publicly, then it was, ‘Move the furniture out of the way and let’s play music and dance.’”
Crowell, 69, spends most of his days writing songs or prose, and says he’s more passionate about music now than he was at 21. He searches for new music on a daily basis, be it world music, jazz, country, or blues. “I have more of a passion for hearing and feeling and understanding it and letting it inspire me in whatever way it does -- my work ethic sustains me because I love the work,” he says when asked of his longevity as a songwriter. “I invest a lot of time in writing. I don’t take the gift of writing for granted in any way. I put the elbow grease into it.
“It’s a gift to be able to create. I’m older, so therefore, time is more compressed. Any way you look at it I have less time on this earth and therefore I don’t have the luxury of sitting back and feeling good about what I’ve accomplished. The most important thing for me is what I haven’t accomplished. I’ve written some really fine songs, well crafted, the language is solid truth, but I can do better.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Brooke Candy's War on Shame'It's hard for me to take advice or listen to a bunch of old white men that have no idea about what's going on in popular culture.' THAT'S A FAT MOOD RIGHT THERE. brookecandy
Read more »
Watch (Sandy) Alex G’s Animated Video For for Nostalgic ‘Southern Sky’(Sandy) Alex G unveiled an animated video for his sweet and nostalgic new song, “Southern Sky”
Read more »
Watch Rick Ross and Swizz Beatz Perform ‘Big Tyme’ on ‘Fallon’Watch Rick Ross and Swizz Beatz perform 'Big Tyme' on FallonTonight
Read more »
Museum of London to Host ‘The Clash: London Calling’ ExhibitionMuseum of London to host 'The Clash: London Calling' exhibition with previously unseen items from the band's archive
Read more »
Tyler Childers Earns First Top Country Albums No. 1 With 'Country Squire'Moves on the billboardcharts: Tyler Childers' (TTChilders) new album, CountrySquire, blasts onto the TopCountryAlbums chart.
Read more »
Ardalan Announces Debut LP 'Mr. Good,' Shares Lo-Fi Lead Single 'I Can't Wait': Listen'Mr. Good' is scheduled for full release on Nov. 1 with a nation-wide tour kicking off Sept. 8.
Read more »