God looks like a guidance counselor, God’s got that smile. God says, ‘How could this be? That’s really odd I guess I’ll have to check my records, silly me, you know, I’m only God.’
And where does magic come from? I think that magic’s in the learning.
Writing ‘February’ made me realize that breaking form is a way of letting the song be human.
If you’re looking for can-do, earthy-crunchy attitude then you’ve got to go to Wisconsin.
Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness.
There’s always people who came 600 miles to hear the song you didn’t play.
But social justice and the environment are very tied together in my head.
A song versus an album is not like a scene versus a play.
Arizona is really cool but I couldn’t stay there for too long.
Guiding the ship takes more the your skill. It is the compass inside as the strength of your will.
Being told that you are good at banter is like being told that you are a good person.
But I benefit from the taxes I pay because I know how to access the benefits of the taxes.
But if you’re looking to be spooked by really tall trees then you’ve got to go to Washington State.
Everyone has to decide how they’re going to appear in their lives, how they’re going to put themselves out there to the world.
How I long to fall just a little bit, to dance out of the lines and stray from the light.
I have a sordid past.
The very best thing you can do is to try to write a song that has some sort of impact.
Youll almost encounter a superstition amongst musicians, people sort of go through strange rituals, what they need to do to write a song.
Sixties folk rock was my original muse and the folk audience-people who listen to music off the beaten track-fostered my career. I definitely don’t want to abandon the genre but I also need to make sure I’m Dar Williams first.
The light that stopped the night felt like forgiveness.