Someone like John Prine can write a song that tears into your soul, turn it over, and write a song that makes you laugh and feel light as a feather. …

- Scott Avett

I think everyone on the planet is a fan of a painting because everyone is a fan of visual stimulation, but I've had freedom in the world [of painting…

- Scott Avett

I very much enjoyed Leo Tolstoy's What is Art? I can't quote it, it's been a while, but at the end of the day, the idea is that "art that does good i…

- Scott Avett

I had a dream that Louis Armstrong was playing the 'Swept Away' melody. I have no idea where it came from. But Louis Armstrong was playing it and sin…

- Scott Avett

Always remember there is nothing worth sharing, like the love that let us share our name.

- Scott Avett

We have to continue to grow within and outwardly. We have to keep going.

- Scott Avett

It was Rick's Rubin idea to have the 'Brooklyn' verse repeat. It already was a story, but having that made it a folk song. Instead of this rambling m…

- Scott Avett

Whether it's about children or not, we have to move forward.

- Scott Avett

In painting, the key is not taking myself seriously to the point where it kills sincerity.

- Scott Avett