Bruce Hornsby famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Songwriters I've always been drawn to are people who deal with something of depth in the lyric writing. ...I've always been influenced by the folk song, the storytelling tradition in folk music. And so for years I wrote mostly story songs. I still do that, but as I've gone on, it's gotten a little more personal. I used to write mostly in the third person. I write a little more in the first person now.
-- Bruce Hornsby

#Song #Writing #Years
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.
-- Bruce Hornsby

#Home #Practice #Age
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.
-- Bruce Hornsby

#Nice #Rap #Talking
I'm a kid for a living: I get to play the piano for a living.
-- Bruce Hornsby

#Kids #Play #Piano
I guess after you've been doing something for 20 plus years, you have to work to stay interested.
-- Bruce Hornsby

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

#Country #Song #Hippie
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.
-- Bruce Hornsby

#People #Way #Discrimination
I feel like what I owe my audience is what I'm most passionate about.
-- Bruce Hornsby

#Passionate #Feels #Audience
Some things will never change.
-- Bruce Hornsby

#Never Change #Things Will Never Change
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.
-- Bruce Hornsby

#Philosophy #Lying #Decision

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