Scott Erickson

“Your ego wants to conceal your insecurity and your fear. And that’s why it can be such an unwelcome intrusion when we’re trying to create or perform. You need your human frailty to be at least somewhat visible if you want to connect on an emotional level”
― Jeff Tweedy, How to Write One Song

“inspiration is rarely the first step. When it does come out of the blue, it’s glorious. But it’s much more in your own hands than the divine-intervention-type beliefs we all tend to have about inspiration. Most of the time, inspiration has to be invited.”
― Jeff Tweedy, How to Write One Song

“You want words to burst into the room, demand your attention, and remind you how exciting things can be. You have a responsibility to challenge yourself to use them in a way that is more vivid than your normal daily usage.”
― Jeff Tweedy, How to Write One Song

“Maybe it’s a cliché, but you have to focus on verbs over nouns—what you want to do, not what you want to be.”
― Jeff Tweedy, How to Write One Song