Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Michael Jason Isbellis an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Green Hill, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. He is best known for his solo career and as a former member of the Drive-By Truckers for six years, from 2001 to 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth1 February 1979
CityGreen Hill, AL
CountryUnited States of America
hard moved people steer takes trying wherever
I'm not trying to steer people in a direction. I'm just trying to move them. Wherever it takes them, it doesn't matter to me. I just want them to be moved in one way or another, and that's a hard thing to do, I think.
bit hear pay people somebody songs writer writes
If you're somebody who writes songs or writes fiction, a writer that people pay for your opinion in any way, you shouldn't be the least bit uncomfortable giving it to them. People want songwriters to tell them how they think and how they feel. That's what a song is. That's what I want to hear in a song.
writing years deadline
I write pretty much year-round, but I definitely do more when a deadline is looming.
drinking makeup faces
When I stopped drinking... there were so many things I had to face that I didnt even realize were part of my makeup before. When you do that and have any changes that severe, you lose a lot of things, both good and bad.
thinking people favorites-things
My favorite thing about going to concerts has always been looking around and thinking that theres a lot of people in here that are very much like me, a lot of people in here I could have a full conversation with.
tired traveling-alone
I've grown tired of traveling alone, won't you ride with me?
boredom done needs
I've never been someone who's very prone to boredom. I don't know, boredom seems like something you should grow out of at about 15 or 16. There's so much that needs to be done.
wise thinking careers
I don't think I'd be happy if I were satisfied. I enjoy challenge, and I wouldn't say that I'm an ambitious person career-wise or financially, really. I would like to travel more comfortably, but that's really about all I need.
cancer people abuse
People love to be listened to and represented, and they love it when they feel like you have some of the same problems that they do. Everybody deals with things like romantic difficulties in relationships and death and cancer and abuse.
people wake-up lucky
There are so few people that wake up every day and go do something that they dont dread... Im very lucky.
fans kid rather rock
I'd rather have 1000 of our fans than 10,000 Kid Rock fans!
amount band certain great hands rock roll tie
Democracy can tie your hands in a rock 'n' roll band, you know? It can be a great thing, but if you've got a certain amount of vision and you write a lot of songs, it's sometimes better to have your own band and make your own decisions.
love scary sit
It's not easy to sit down and open yourself up and say, 'This is how much I love you,' you know? It's scary to do that.
imitate influences people record whether
I think sometimes I write to impress my influences. Whether they're actually acquaintances of mine, people that I think will hear the record or not, I still write - not to imitate my influences - but to write something that would live up to their standards.