Ray LaMontagne

“You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it.”

“Well... you know, I love motorcycles. They're just beautiful, and there's a certain craftsmanship in older bikes, older Triumphs or BSAs or Norton. I'm just very attracted to it.”

“In order to get a note out, I have to dig deep, and I mean that on an emotional level. To physically sing, I have to get somewhere deep before I can do it.”

“I don't really think of myself as a folk singer.”

“When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don't write topical songs.”

“I probably wouldn't be a songwriter if I didn't grow up the way I did. It was difficult and it was at times very scary to grow up in a household so unsettled and at times very violent. But,...”