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T-Bone Burnett

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

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

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"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."
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"I got out of high school, bought a recording studio and started operating it as an engineer and a producer."
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"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."
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"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."
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"If it is true that we have a personal relationship with God, then that's enough for me."
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"I love loud music. I listen loud, and that's part of how I've learned how to do this. Record softly and play back loud and a whole other thing happens."
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"I've seen a study in the last year that digital sound actually induces stress in the listener."
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