43 Quotes by Burt Bacharach

He was one of the few singers that you knew without hearing more than a few notes, that it was him.

He was a great guy, and I will miss him.

Who are these people that keep telling us lies and how did these people get control of our lives and who'll stop the violence 'cause it's out of control? Make 'em stop.

Dre gave me these loops, and as confining and challenging as they are, the sound is extraordinary, and they're a great foundation to work over,

Things are starting to change ? it's not so terrific for the world now.

Stuff just kept going more wrong and more wrong here as I was writing.

It's a big loss. We're losing too many singers.

I'm afraid of public transportation. I was just in London, where they're blowing up buses. It's a more dangerous world.

I had to express myself, not only musically but lyrically. It was time for me to ask, 'Who are these people who are taking control of our lives and how do we stop the violence?' I've got two little kids and a 19-year-old son and I wonder what they're going to do with their lives. It's so personal to me that I even decided to do some of the singing.