Lyle Lovett quotes

You don't have to have anything in common with people you've known since you were five. With old friends, you've got your whole life in common. (Lyle Lovett)
Horses teach you patience and how to do things the right way so you can get the right result. View quote
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I don't feel like I'm on a mission. I'm trying to play music that I like to play and like to listen to. View quote
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It's important to be successful enough to be able to keep doing what you love. View quote
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Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their whole life. That comes through in Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson. There is no separating their life from their music. View quote
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I've always thought that writing isn't really that hard. It's having a good idea that's hard. View quote
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It's difficult to get started-when it comes to dealing with an unknown quantity, people are reluctant to trust their own opinion. It helps if two or three people give you a boost. View quote
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It's really a lot easier to write about things that are problematic. Who wants to hear how happy you are? View quote
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Dad often told me, 'My job is to help my boss do his job and make him look good.' That was my dad's objective. Everything about the way he conducted himself was to communicate support for his superiors and respect for his coworkers. The way he dressed was his starting point in that communication. View quote
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Both my parents worked, so I was home alone a lot, and I would listen to their records. They belonged to the Columbia House record club, so they had records! View quote
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Fortunately, I've never had a job. (Lyle Lovett)
If you forget the words to your own song, you can always claim artistic license. Forget the words to the national anthem, and you're screwed. View quote
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I've been lucky to be able to make the records I've wanted to make. The record company has never pressured me to cut certain songs. View quote
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You can't second-guess your audience. You can only do what you think is right. If you do that, your audience will appreciate you. View quote
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My music has always been sort of in between categories. Sometimes record stores - back when there were record stores - they'd put my records in the country music section, but other record stores would put my records in the pop or even the rock section. As long as it's in the store somewhere, I'm OK with it. View quote
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When I first was trying to play the clubs around Houston to start playing my own songs, songwriters like Eric Taylor and Vince Bell and Townes Van Zandt and Don Sanders were just really encouraging to me and would let me sit in with them during their sets and introduce me to the person that owned and booked the club. View quote
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I enjoyed hearing people do their own songs. I became attracted to singer-songwriters. I became interested in them as people; was curious about what they wanted to say. View quote
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I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living. View quote
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I am limited by what I can think of to do-my choices are not so great. View quote
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The most important thing you can do as a performer is to be yourself, or be an onstage version of yourself. If youre not being true to yourself, and somebody likes that other version of you, youre kind of stuck. View quote
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I'm really in no danger of being perceived as a famous movie actor! (Lyle Lovett)
Singing your own songs is all about individual expression. View quote
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