Charles Bradley Quotes

Like I can't cry for myself so I will let this song take all of the things inside I can't let anyone else see and offer it up, as if the sound were some kind of god, and my pain is some kind of sacrifice.

My writing always came out of a very personal place, out of an attempt to stay sane.

I think I'd go mad if I didn't have a place to escape to.

I wrote the song 'Angels Standing By'... to try and soothe myself - rock myself to sleep, basically - because I was so scared and stressed.

Everyone has their moments of solitude, difficulties, and vulnerability.

I cry a lot. I find great solace in it.

I was in so much emotional pain as a young girl that whatever distracted me from how I felt about myself was fine by me.

I've struggled with self-esteem and depression, like most singer-songwriters. I listen to my EPs on Bandcamp, and I can just hear the pain and the self-esteem struggle in my voice.

If I don't feel good in myself, I pray, and I can throw off those bad feelings.

If I am depressed, I do not like to talk to my parents or friends, instead I go and sit in a church or a temple which relaxes me immediately.

I've been through a lot of heartache in my day, and you turn to music to prop yourself up. It's a healing thing, and it's a powerful, powerful, beautiful thing.

I suffer from deep depression, so my only release is music.

In the day I can smile though I wanna die / Hold on, hold on / I can keep it together for a little while / and be strong, so strong / But when the sun goes down and I'm all alone / I haven't the strength to fight / That's when my tears give in to the night

Music became a healer for me.

Got an issue, get a tissue.

When my wife died, I booked myself into the studio just to work, to occupy myself.

I'd gone through the ups and downs and curveballs that life throws at you. I found writing to be very therapeutic and it helped me with a lot of the stuff I was going through.

My music started as a way to break through weaknesses - like anxiety, which was completely taking over my whole life, where I could barely function.

When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.

One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude.

Food is not a means toward resolution. It can't cure heartbreak or solve untenable dilemmas.

When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.

The bravest thing I ever did was continuing my life when I wanted to die.

I sing because it soothes me, and I write because I want to let others know that they're not alone with their problems.

For me, writing is a kind of coping mechanism.