Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III (T Bone Burnett) Quotes
I don't want to make music for people who don't care about music.
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I was born in Bradford, a city in the north of England that God forgot about. A place where most people never leave, but if they do, they certainly never go back.
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There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives.
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A lot of people tell me, 'You are from North; how do you manage to get along in the South?' I don't know what to say to them. I've always felt at home here, and by learning to speak Telugu, my connection with the place has gotten that much stronger.
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The moment you sense someone is making something because they think people are gonna buy it or like it, it's just so phony! The public has a nose for phony like nobody else.
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I don't have any plugs or tucks but people do what they want. I look at it as mutilation.
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When you say, 'I spent my summers at the Jersey Shore,' people always say, 'Oh, really?' They think of the TV show. So I just say, 'A cute little harbor town in New Jersey.'
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We were elected in a wave because the people in America, if they had a single issue that troubled them the most, it was that health care vote.
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Gospel music always relaxes me and calms my nerves.
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Japan has really great fans for all kinds of music. I think they're keeping metal alive.
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Some people are born strong or stretchy, or with a tungsten will.
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It's so inspiring to be around other people who have ideas you haven't thought of, and all of a sudden you're like, 'Wow! That's so amazing!' I definitely want everything I do to just get better and better.
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The Bowery was a place that would let us do original songs - not just covers - but we would have to work for tips, so we learned how to work an audience. In order to keep our jobs, we had to keep people happy, so that meant playing the latest Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top or Merle Haggard.
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Some people care too much. I think it's called love.
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Everybody has a Bill Murray story. He just punishes people for reasons they can't figure out.
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I stopped caring what people thought.
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There's a lot of pressure putting an album out all over the world and hoping people everywhere like it.
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What is this? It's music to get a brain seizure by.
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I tried to write 'Trainspotting' in standard English, but people weren't talking like that.
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I think some people found the production took away from the actual songs, which I can understand.
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I find that if I pray for the people I'm most angry with, my anger turns into something more redemptive.
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Do things for people not because for who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.
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I moved to New York last year and I love it. It's a huge change and I've always wanted to spend time there. It's like a more intense London, and everything's up a few notches. The lights are brighter, the pace is faster and the food's better.
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A preacher should have the mind of a scholar, the heart of a child, and the hide of a rhinoceros. His problem is how to toughen his hide without hardening his heart.
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I don't want to make music for people who don't care about music.
