Lee Hazlewood

“You don't write for an audience. You write for yourself. And if you're lucky, an audience finds you.”

“I don't listen to my own records. Once they're done, they're done.”

“I call it 'saccharine underground.' That's what I always wanted to do.”

“I'm not a country singer. I'm a singer who's from the country.”

“I like to tell stories. That's what a song is, a little story.”

“I had a lot of fun making records with Nancy. She was a good sport.”

“I never planned anything in my life. It all just sort of happened.”

“I was a little boy who liked to make noises, and I found out I could make a living at it.”

“I never took myself seriously. And I don't think you should.”

“I'm just a guy who writes songs. Some of them are good, some of them are bad.”

“When I go to the studio, I don't do demos. I do masters.”

“I always thought of myself as a writer. I was a writer first.”