Joseph Henry T Bone Burnett Quotes

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'm not going to get in to an argument with anyone about the relative merits of Judaism and Christianity, and what it means for a Jewish kid to be a Christian – I'm just not interested in that argument.

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

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.

Everything around a writer, or musician in the record business, probably everything in all the United States or in all of western civilization, is about competition.

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

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

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.

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.

Almost everything The Beatles did was great, and it's hard to improve on. They were our Bach. The way to get around it may be to keep it as simple as possible.

I've seen a study in the last year that digital sound actually induces stress in the listener.

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I had a restaurant in Georgia for a while, and I really miss feeding everybody.

I try to get away and take my motorcycle on a ride whenever I can. I'll take my bike out before the show and just cruise.

Don't be afraid. There is no right answer in fashion.

I don't ever want to stop making country, and I don't want to stop making electronic music, either.

I usually build my collections on colors and on staples, so when you buy pieces, you are really adding to your wardrobe, and you're getting a new color palette to play with. The clothes are timeless and modern at the same time.

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