Quotes by Amos Lee

About Amos Lee:

Amos Lee is an American singer-songwriter whose musical style encompasses folk, rock and soul. He was born in Philadelphia and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in English. After working as a schoolteacher and bartender he began to pursue a career in music. His manager submitted a demo recording to Blue Note Records which resulted in a recording contract and an association with singer Norah Jones.
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Songwriting isn't always something that's directly proportionate to the experience.

Amos Lee

Understanding where your food comes from, trying to bolster local farmers and local economies and having a better connection to the food around you and the people around you, only good can come of that. I love to be involved with things like that.

Amos Lee

You never really get a chance to sit down with the people you love, unless you really make an effort to do it. It doesn't just happen naturally anymore.

Amos Lee

The cool thing about being a songwriter, or a writer, I guess, in general, you can take on a lot of different things, experience a lot of different things, just by writing about them.

Amos Lee

I can relate to soul, R&B... whatever people want to call me is fine. I just hope it makes them feel something.

Amos Lee

I wasn't a very good teacher.

Amos Lee

I live a pretty anonymous life.

Amos Lee

I don't know anyone who is a writer who isn't influenced by the relationships in their life.

Amos Lee

You need a strong sense of 'otherness' to be able to create in your life.

Amos Lee

As I've moved along - not only my life, but my career and things like that - you look at yourself and start going, 'Oh, man, are you still doing what you set out to do? Are the ideals you had still the same?' Sometimes you measure up and sometimes yo...

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Across the board, from my mother to my father to my aunts and uncles, everybody has always given me a lot of love.

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I love what I do, so I don't mind working.

Amos Lee

I love when people are coming up and they're working hard and you can see that they're really focused on the process to their music. I really dig that. As a musician, it's nice to see people who really care about the process.

Amos Lee

I think most of the time when people have big disagreements and big misunderstandings, when time lessens that blow it creates a deeper understanding for both people.

Amos Lee

Every time I write a song I feel really lucky and kind of surprised. Not surprised that I wrote it, but just surprised that things exist that you don't know about.

Amos Lee

I don't know anything about music theory at all. Zero. But I don't really need to.

Amos Lee

There's nothing but spirit in music. That's all it is. Yeah, there's a lot of intellectual elements to it, but no matter how you approach it, it's all spirit.

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I don't really know what 'folk music' means anymore.

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I'm always flattered and honored when people cover my music or sing my songs, no matter where it is.

Amos Lee

Country artists have advantages all over the place. The radio support is incredible. The fanbase is rabid, all over.

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Author Bio

  • NameAmos Lee
  • DescriptionAmerican singer-songwriter
  • Born1978
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger-songwriter; Guitarist; Composer; Jazz Musician