49 Quotes by Steve Forbert

If something doesn't work, you have to admit it. Always try to find what's going right and what's going wrong with your music. If you can, pool your resources and record yourself; do that frequently.

Jimmie was called a hillbilly singer, but that was not his attitude, ... He really had a kind of Gene Vincent attitude and kind of an Elvis attitude. He was a drinker and partied, and he had that joy for life.

Rodgers was incredibly heroic, ... I wanted people to discover his music and also to know more about him.

That to me is the fun of the solo thing - it's so flexible. I can go way beyond taking requests. You just play the evening. And that's fun.

It's not like making records is terrible. Still, I do find the writing of the songs and the live shows to be the things that give you the most clear picture of what it's all about.

He's the most well-known thing about the town, and I wanted to do a tribute to him,

The challenge remains the songwriting, and just trying to continue with songs you feel you can sing every night, and to keep the quality of songs up.

It doesn't matter much what kind of house you've got as long as it's a happy home...

I wouldn't be interested in just doing a show that's mapped out and choreographed with a set list. That would've been boring so long ago it just wouldn't be any fun.