T Bone Burnett Quotes
I'm not stupid enough to want to be famous. But I would like to be able to earn a living playing music.
Quotes to Explore
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Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.
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If you really want to know what Middle-earth is based on, it's my wonder and delight in the earth as it is, particularly the natural earth.
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Bollywood music is definitely a big part of Indian music and can be a great way to introduce people to the sound. But I hope to continue to incorporate other types of Indian music into my work.
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Napster hijacked our music without asking. They never sought our permission. Our catalog of music simply became available as free downloads on the Napster system.
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I'm all about telling stories. I like people to picture the music video in their head when they're just listening to the song.
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The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.
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I have a tweet that said, 'I want to be a Calvin Klein model,' and that was in 2011. And then I modeled for Calvin Klein. And then I had a tweet like, 'I wonder what it's like to be in front of thousands of fans,' and I've been in front of thousands of fans.
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Gospel music always relaxes me and calms my nerves.
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I'm not a pop act, churning stuff out really quickly. I find the music that arises from that style of working is distracted, not particularly profound.
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I'm the type of person who doesn't want to sit alone in a restaurant or bar.
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If you are a researcher and want to publish a paper, if you are applying for money either from a private or public foundation, you have to have a DSM code.
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But anyone who knows anything about the music industry knows it's not only about the music.
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I've dreamed of being on the road, traveling and touring, for as long as I've been into doing music. It's what I live for. I just wanna be Willie Nelson.
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If I weren't a performer, I would be still be writing and songwriting. Plus, I also really want to get into producing.
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If you want to provoke, you should provoke someone who is stronger than you, otherwise you are misusing your power.
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My music is a little dark, and my lyrics are a little darker. Every day, I'm fighting towards the light.
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As a storyteller, when you're writing a movie and when you're directing, you want to keep people entertained. That's the whole point, right? It has to be entertaining.
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When people hear music that is spiritual it gets through. Music that is Godlike and loving gets through. I don’t have any power in this world, but I have spiritual power. I think God gave me my music and my talent. I’m trying to get across a feeling of spirituality; I think I have a spiritual influence on people.
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Our music is very simple and doesn't go over people's heads, ... Simplicity has been the recipe for us so far.
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Feeling useful in medicine allows me to not feel so stupid when making up stories.
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I think it's nice to work and then have success.
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Who can think without horror of what another widespread war would mean, waged as it would be with all the new weapons of mass destruction.
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I'm not stupid enough to want to be famous. But I would like to be able to earn a living playing music.
