Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Harlan Howard

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American musician Harlan Howard.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Harlan Howard

Harlan Perry Howard was an American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote many popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists.

I'm always collecting emotions for future reference.
A lot of songs you write are just for exercise - just pencil sharpeners.
Work is both my living and my pleasure. — © Harlan Howard
Work is both my living and my pleasure.
Country music is three chords and the truth.
I take a whole life story and compress it into three minutes.
I usually start with a title or maybe a little rhyme or phrase.
I was captured by the songs as much as the singer. They grabbed my heart. The reality of Country Music moved me. Even when I was a kid, I liked the sad songs... songs that talked about true life. I recognized this music as a simple plea. It beckoned me.
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