Christopher Owens
There's enough adverbs in the world for you to start creating new ones.Collection: Creating
I read books all the time, I'm always reading. I'm not like somebody that reads really fast or a lot or anything, but I always have a book that I'm reading.Collection: Book
The fact that I have a lot of songs written doesn't keep me from wanting to write new ones, or new ones from coming.Collection: Song
This is what I wanted to do from the very beginning: write songs and make records and tour them with a good live band.Collection: Song
I don't feel like I'm half as important as Elliott Smith or Kurt Cobain. And I'm not going to be somebody that became so unhappy that he succumbed.Collection: Important
I like the songwriting. I don't ever listen and then go back and change stuff. For me when I wrote the song, it's always really fun and exciting.Collection: Song
I can watch a movie about a person that can make me feel depressed or remind me of something else, and then later on I'll get an idea for a song.Collection: Song
I tend to like to write a song and then think about it for a while. I record a demo of it and then put it away and wait until I've gotten more thoughts on it or get sure exactly how to approach it.Collection: Song
One of my favorite places in San-Francisco is Aunt Charlies drag show. You pay $3 and see shows that literally give you goose bumps and bring you to tears. As a performer, you know they're giving 100% and you can't help but cry.Collection: Aunt
I think music is a spiritual way to communicate transcendental things.Collection: Spiritual
A lot of times, magazines end up presenting me as some type of weirdo, but I make my music for everyday people.Collection: People
A band has a certain responsibility to work songs for years and stick to rules more. A solo artist can just do whatever they want, and also present themselves as somebody who's just singing about their life.Collection: Song
I'm not making any money, but I view it as some sort of investment, or like buying myself a great present.Collection: Views
I wanted a real band. I wanted the Rolling Stones, the Beatles.Collection: Real