Burt Bacharach quotes

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of. (Burt Bacharach)
Somewhere there's a happy harbor far from the storm. Out where the sun shines there is someone I'm meant to adore, and I know the day I find her, I'll smile once more. View quote
Burt Bacharach
Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn. View quote
Burt Bacharach
I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very moved, I was in tears. View quote
Burt Bacharach
I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they're wrong. View quote
Burt Bacharach
Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember. View quote
Burt Bacharach
Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football. View quote
Burt Bacharach
I'd met Dr Dre, he was thinking about his next album, we talked a little and he said, 'Let me give you some of these loops and see what you come up with'. View quote
Burt Bacharach
I felt alienated at school, and I never did well with girls. View quote
Burt Bacharach
A small town is a place where there's no place to go where you shouldn't. View quote
Burt Bacharach
I started playing piano with a little band in high school. I was terrible. I thought I had absolutely no talent. I couldn't keep time. I only got into McGill, which was a lousy music school, because they were taking American music students. (Burt Bacharach)
It's not getting any better, is it? I don't want my 19-year-old boy going into the army. I love these little kids. They understand how passionate I am. View quote
Burt Bacharach