Huey Lewis Quotes
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I was in a vintage pub rock band called Clover in the 1970s.
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In the '80s, the way radio was programmed, if you didn't have a hit record you weren't going to be able to make any more records. That was it, period.
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I went to engineering school, I went to physics class. I said, 'Screw this, I don't want to be here. I'd much rather be at a club playing music.'
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I was knocked out by the show, Chicago.
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It's true, I do like cheering people up.
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We had several hits in the States but probably only one big one in Europe. The crowds are smaller.
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I am deluded enough to think I can bring something to the table.
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I am a Bay Area guy, no question.
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I may be the most recognizable name in the cast, but I can guarantee that I am not the most talented.
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When you get in the pocket, there is a place where the music begins to play itself. When you can find that spot, it's the best feeling in the world.
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I grew up in Marin County north of San Francisco, and in the 1950s and '60s it was a natural paradise.
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I know my choices will be creative so long as I follow my heart.
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Back in the day you wanted your albums to have a theme, and 'Sports' theme was really a collection of singles. It was really a record for its time.
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The choices for me now are completely creative. I know, when I'm going to make a record, it ain't going to sell.
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In '87 - four years after 'Sports' was released - my family and I began vacationing in Montana. I soon bought my first piece of land in Ravalli County, in the western part of the state.
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A lot has been written and said about why he was so great, but I think the best way to appreciate his greatness is just to go back and play some of the old records. Time has a way of being very unkind to old records, but Elvis' keep getting better and better.
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Today, it's very tempting to create songs by cutting and pasting in the studio.
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I don't have a formal home recording studio, but I can record tracks on my computer upstairs in my office.
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After 'Sports' came out in the fall of 1983, everything changed for me. Four of the album's singles became top-10 hits, and by the end of June in 1984, the album was No. 1 on the Billboard chart. It was quite a ride, and for the first time I had enough money to live the way I wanted.
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I don't tap dance, and I don't think you can learn to tap dance in three weeks at my ripe old age.
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Our first record, 'Huey Lewis And The News', was seen by no one - it sold 25 copies.
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I got a very good life. I sold plenty of records, I get recognized plenty, I can always have somebody call up and get me a fine table at a restaurant. What do you really need, ultimately?
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Film is a lark to me - thank God I don't have to make a living from it.
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The choices I make - they have to be creative.