43 Quotes by Burt Bacharach

He told me, 'Don't give me an album of pop songs like people will expect, songs that will get played on the radio. Take some risks.'

I couldn't get out of town fast enough, to go and hide. I went down to Delmar, north of San Diego, and pretty well did nothing for a year, just hibernated.

I feel it is the most important album I have made and I am very proud of it. I'm pleased that Columbia is joining me in this journey, because these times require passion and emotion.

If Bush said just once: 'Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,' or showed some humanity.

What the world needs now is love, sweet love, It's the only thing that there's just too little of.

I never like to be lied to by a girlfriend or agent and certainly not the president of the United States.

Music breeds its own inspiration. You can only do it by doing it. You may not feel like it, but you push yourself. It's a work process. Or just improvise. Something will come.

You could say, 'How does a guy who has written love songs his entire life suddenly decide to rock the boat?

What the world needs now is love, sweet love, It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.