Lyle Lovett Quotes
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The idea that we humans are good-natured, politically correct, nonjudgmental beings is pure fantasy. We are, at the very least, judgmental.
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You're saying something with your appearance whether you mean to or not, so you may as well mean to.
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It's important to be successful enough to be able to keep doing what you love.
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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.
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In school, I didn't speak up often in class. I was never the person to yell out an answer. If I knew it, I might whisper it to my buddy and let him answer. I kept quiet.
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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.
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Singing your own songs is all about individual expression.
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I've always thought that writing isn't really that hard. It's having a good idea that's hard.
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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.
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I'm really in no danger of being perceived as a famous movie actor!
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The first time I toured with the 'Large Band' in 1988, I got so tired. If I just stood still anywhere, I could go to sleep. I was that tired. But I had to perform. And I did, and after that tour, I was much less fretful about going out onstage.
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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 you're not being true to yourself, and somebody likes that other version of you, you're kind of stuck.
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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?
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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.
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I've just always written songs in a style that appeal to me personally.
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Horses teach you patience and how to do things the right way so you can get the right result.
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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.
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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.
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I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living.
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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.