Joseph Henry T Bone Burnett Quotes

Still, records are documents of a period of time. Most records are documents of two or three years, and I just approached it as a record I was doing over a 20-year period of time.

I made a few records here and there by default, but I wasn't ever comfortable in that role. I wasn't comfortable on stage. We'll see how it goes this time.

It's also ironic that in the old days of tape and tape hiss and vinyl records and surface noise, we were always trying to get records louder and louder to overcome that.

I want to write songs and play them for people – live.

I got out of high school, bought a recording studio and started operating it as an engineer and a producer.

At different times in my life I met God from a different point of view.

In other words, I'd say the whole story of Bob Dylan is one man's search for God. The turns and the steps he takes to find God are his business. I think he went to a study group at the Vineyard, and it created a lot of excitement.

The record business is dangerous to the health of bands and individuals, which is something I'm just now learning. But it's not dangerous in any of the ways people think; it's not that they try to make you compromise your art. That's not the problem.

I naturally wanted to be saved, so when I came home I told my mom I wanted to be confirmed. That's the way I related to it, being raised an Episcopalian. I went to Dallas and got confirmed.

But my point is these Civil War songs were gruesome. The hatred that's so bad in this country today, and for the past 10 or 15 years, bad as it is, is nothing compared to the kind of things people would write down and sing back in the Civil War.

If it is true that we have a personal relationship with God, then that's enough for me.

Quotes of the Hour

The state security bodies should not be seen as an institution that works against society and the state; one needs to understand what makes them work against their own people.

It's hard out here for a fantasy writer, after all; there's all these 'rules' I'm supposed to follow, or the Fantasy Police might come and make me do hard labor in the Cold Iron Mines.

When I listen to 'Nevermind,' I hate the production, but there's something about it that almost makes me cry at times.

We want to keep creating the biggest impact we can in the cancer space by focuses on prevention, early detection, and psychosocial support.

I'm opinionated because I care so much about the music and the songs.

Joseph Henry T Bone Burnett Quotes

More Related Quotes

Quotes of the Hour

Popular Topics