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Lyle Lovett

"I've been lucky to be able to make the records I've wanted to make. The record company has never pressured me to cut certain songs."

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"I've been lucky to be able to make the records I've wanted to make. The record company has never pressured me to cut certain songs."

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"Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their whole life. That comes through in Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson. There is no separating their life from their music."
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"I'm really in no danger of being perceived as a famous movie actor!"
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"It's difficult to get started-when it comes to dealing with an unknown quantity, people are reluctant to trust their own opinion. It helps if two or three people give you a boost."
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"Singing your own songs is all about individual expression."
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"I don't feel like I'm on a mission. I'm trying to play music that I like to play and like to listen to."
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"Both my parents worked, so I was home alone a lot, and I would listen to their records. They belonged to the Columbia House record club, so they had records!"
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"I played guitar when I was young and never really considered it as a way to make a living."
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