Bruce Hornsby Quotes

#1. Superficial pop will always exist - there've always been Fabians - but when people like Dire Straits and Bruce Hornsby start having hits, it suggests that there's a revolution going on in music.

Bonnie Raitt

#2. Some things will never change.

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#3. That person who's going to a concert for a nostalgic reason, we're not really going to placate. We still play three or four hits every night. Now, we don't play them like the record. We try to find new ways to do it.

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#4. When I have the time at home, I'll practice three or four hours a day. I have to. And I'm a late starter; I started at age 17 and at age 51 I'm still learning.

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#5. All the music I write is a search for myself.

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#6. The moment we are thinking something is impossible it happen to Us.

Jan Jansen

#7. When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted to move people to take a stand on civil rights in this country.

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#8. Right." A soft, choked laugh. "Kind of ruins the dramatic effect if I'm storming off in the wrong direction, doesn't it?

Kelley Armstrong

#9. While housing discrimination and segregation in 2005 still affect millions of people, that's not the way it has to be. Some things can change and should.

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#10. Much had he read, Much more had he seen; he studied from the life, And in th' original perus'd mankind.

John Armstrong

#11. I felt it was time for there to be a document of what we sound like now.

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#12. I feel like what I owe my audience is what I'm most passionate about.

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#13. I'm a kid for a living: I get to play the piano for a living.

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#14. Our approach makes it so if you hear a said song of ours in 2003 and then you hear it again in 2009 it's probably evolved and changed a good bit, and hopefully for the better.

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#15. Rationalization is a process of not perceiving reality, but of attempting to make reality fit one's emotions.

Ayn Rand

#16. People were talking while I was playing, so I got up and left the stage. I've gotten to the point where I'm not really very patient with patrons rapping during the show. And the people were all nice and quiet when I cam back.

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#17. No, I do it all, but I do love to play solo.

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#18. You know the expression 'God protects fools and drunks'? I qualify for both.

Lou Reed

#19. Made my bed and here I lie, try to hold my head up high. Lying to myself sometimes, bad decisions but I, I won't cry.

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#20. When you do your best you learn to accept yourself. But you have to be aware and learn from your mistakes. Learning from your mistakes means you practice, look honestly at the results, and keep practicing. This increases your awareness.

Miguel Ruiz

#21. I guess after you've been doing something for 20 plus years, you have to work to stay interested.

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#22. There is no one who has ever created music with the combination of intelligence, intuition, depth, creativity, and humor that Jerry Garcia has. His work and life will continue to be a limitless source of inspiration for all of us.

Bruce Hornsby