“If somebody tells me to work or exercise, I go the other way. I'll com...” — John Prine Quote

If somebody tells me to work or exercise, I go the other way. I'll come up with an excuse.

Because of my song 'Sam Stone,' a lot of people thought I was interested in writing protest songs. Writing protest songs always struck me as patting yourself on the back.

I'd rather get a hot dog or a doughnut than write a song.

The best way to write a song is to think of something else and then the song kind of creeps in.

I'm not good at remembering things, in general.

I consider ISIS nothing more than an excuse for Iran to continue its mischief.

I just know what I'm capable of. When I don't do it, you can always throw the excuse - you're young, it's a process, this and that - but I know what I can do. Just staying patient and just keep putting in hard work and keep God first and the sky is the limit.

Better a bad excuse, than none at all.

Everyone who loses has an excuse.

There's no excuse for losing for me.