The Alpha Band Quotes

United States,
1976 – 1979.

The Alpha Band was a rock band formed in July 1976 from the remnants of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. Band members were T-Bone Burnett, Steven Soles, and David Mansfield, plus sidemen who differed from record to record and included: David Kemper (later drummer for Bob Dylan and Jerry Garcia Band); gospel great Andraé Crouch; and former Beatle Ringo Starr.

We live in an age lit by lightnin'; after the flash, we're blind again.

Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III The Alpha Band
- Live
- Age
- Blind
If nature made you a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart. And though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of that.

Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III The Alpha Band
- Heart
- Nature
- Born

Honesty is the most subversive of all disguises...

Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III The Alpha Band
The internet has surrounded television and turned television into an art form.

Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III The Alpha Band
Risk is what separates the artist from the artisan.

Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III The Alpha Band
- Artist
- Risk
- Separates
The hallmark of an artist is generosity.

Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III The Alpha Band
Joe is a thoroughbred. He has all the talent and skills it takes to be a champion.

Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III The Alpha Band
- Talent
- Champion
- Skills
Probably the deepest use of music and of art is to create conscience.

Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III The Alpha Band
- Music
- Art
- Create

I don't want to make music for people who don't care about music.

Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III The Alpha Band
- People
- Music
- Care
Technology changes nothing.

Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III The Alpha Band
- Technology
- Changes
Music was the medium through which knowledge was passed from generation to generation.

Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III The Alpha Band