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Ray LaMontagne [1973-0] American

Rank: 103
Musician, Singer-songwriter

Raymond "Ray" Charles Jack LaMontagne is an American singer-songwriter. LaMontagne has released six studio albums, Trouble, Till the Sun Turns Black, Gossip in the Grain, God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise, Supernova and Ouroboros.

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There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty.		101
You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it.		102
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.		103
I always felt, as a listener at a show, that when there was too much banter between the artist and the audience that it detracted from the show. I more enjoyed shows where the guys came out and they just played.		104
You have to believe in yourself before anybody else believes in you.		105
My backstory is so tedious.		106
I probably wouldn't be a songwriter if I didn't grow up the way I did. It was difficult and it was at times very scary to grow up in a household so unsettled and at times very violent. But, it also, I guess it earned me a sort of wisdom at a young age that's served me well.	Wisdom	107
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.		108
I need space between me and the audience - and the more space the better.		109
I'm a very emotional person.		110
I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician.		111
Writing songs is not something I wanted to share with people for a long time. It was precious to me. I didn't want someone to crush it. I waited until I felt strong enough to take the criticism.		112
Well... you know, I love motorcycles. They're just beautiful, and there's a certain craftsmanship in older bikes, older Triumphs or BSAs or Norton. I'm just very attracted to it.		113
I can't get excited by my own music. It's impossible.		114
The label doesn't do anything but put your record in the store, that's all they do. And tell you, you don't have a single... and tell you, it's not gonna sell... that's what the label does.		115
I was really lost for a while in my teens. I was angry. But when I found music - Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell - it was a new discovery. It was a door to this other world where I wanted to be.		116
Social situations, for me - it's very natural for me to be an observer. That's where I'm most comfortable. I observe things.		117
In order to get a note out, I have to dig deep, and I mean that on an emotional level. To physically sing, I have to get somewhere deep before I can do it.		118
When I pick up the guitar, it's a melody, and that's what drives the lyrics. It's bits and pieces of truth, but it is storytelling.		119
I want to be in control of my own destiny.		120
Every song asks to be sung in a different way.		121
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.		122
When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don't write topical songs.		123
I'd much rather be playing songs than talking to people.		124
My voice sucks. I don't like the tone.		125
It bugs me that people think my songs are personal because it means I have to explain myself all the time.		126
I want to write music that will outlive me.		201
I don't really think of myself as a folk singer.		202
I'm very uncomfortable in my own skin.		203
I don't like myself, and I don't like to be looked at.		204
I feel calm when I'm on my own.		205
I have a strong sense of self, but that's not a negative thing.		206
I'm a private person.		207

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