“I like those kinds of songs that have details that you remember and th...” — Jason Isbell Quote

“I like those kinds of songs that have details that you remember and that have stories that mean something and that open up into different levels philosophically. I like those kinds of movies, and I like those kinds of books.”

“A lot of people make records where there are a couple songs worth listening to and you skip through the rest, and I don't want to do that because those records bore me pretty bad.”

“When I wrote those first songs for the Truckers, songs like 'Outfit' and 'Decoration Day,' those were strong songs, very strong songs. But had I been in the position of writing an entire album at that point in time, I don't think the whole album would have been of that kind of quality.”

“Working in a studio helped me become more aware of my vocal performance because the quality of the microphones was so much better - I could hear all the details that I was screwing up.”

“Weird things happen when strange men run for election. See Donald Trump for details.”

“It takes the same effort to think small than to think big. But to think big frees you from the insignificant details.”