Jason Molina Quotes

“We didn’t have that thing where we were friends first,” she said. Molina echoed this sentiment in his song “Captain Badass,” which he wrote shortly after meeting his future wife. “Resistance failed / And friendship failed / And friendship failed / As lovers we did not fail,”
― Erin Osmon, Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost

“On the tour, Molina and Comings fell in love with a venue in Louisville where they played one of their best shows. And of course Molina, with his Hobbit-like appetite, especially loved the meal that came with it. He wrote in a postcard to Anne Grady, “We played at this entirely female run and owned place called the Sugar Doe and it was the best food. Here they say ‘do you want it stepped on or do you like lumpy oatmeal?”2”
― Erin Osmon, Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost

“As much as he wanted to entertain, Molina also required considerable time alone. He made sure to give himself the space he needed in order to be a tolerable presence for others and often stayed up late at night writing alone, or taking long walks early in the morning.”
― Erin Osmon, Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost

“his unrelenting energy and earnest enthusiasm”
― Erin Osmon, Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost

“You have to be careful not to be such a loner that you can’t live. Because living as such a lonely person, you’re not getting to experience life!”7”
― Erin Osmon, Jason Molina: Riding with the Ghost