31 Quotes by Jimmy Webb

We are really in a rut with the three-minute song. You know where it's going to go. If you're trying to get your message across sometimes it's wise to say, Why don't we stop here and have a moment of silence, then go in a completely different direction?

You reach a certain point in your life where they things you do and say do make a difference.

We as songwriters are in the same position as a professional fisherman. Our fishing grounds are kind of fished out.

As I've grown - dare I say it - older, I had hopes of indulging my dreams of being a sailor.

Someone left the cake out in the rain

The people who are making money are the ones who are writing and singing their own songs.

In the end all that matters is climbing and pushing your personal limits. No matter the grade, if you climb something that was hard for you, then that's sick.

I believe strongly in inspiration, inspiration literally meaning full of the spirit. I do believe that it comes to you.

I like words. I like the way they clash around together and bang up against each other, especially in songs.