69 Quotes by T Bone Burnett

In other words, I’d say the whole story of Bob Dylan is one man’s search for God. The turns and the steps he takes to find God are his business. I think he went to a study group at the Vineyard, and it created a lot of excitement.

I’m not going to get in to an argument with anyone about the relative merits of Judaism and Christianity, and what it means for a Jewish kid to be a Christian – I’m just not interested in that argument.

Let the business take care of itself. If you get involved in the business, every hour that you’re involved in business is an hour that you’re not practicing. And every hour that you’re not practicing is another hour further away from where you want to be.

We live in an age lit by lightnin’; after the flash, we’re blind again.

I naturally wanted to be saved, so when I came home I told my mom I wanted to be confirmed. That’s the way I related to it, being raised an Episcopalian. I went to Dallas and got confirmed.

People make art on the sides of buildings, and they’ll make art on the sides of trains. They’ll make art wherever they decide to make art. The technology that people are working with now will be replaced in 10 years, so that’s not where your future is, if you’re a musician.

I don’t want to make music for people who don’t care about music.

I’ve seen a study in the last year that digital sound actually induces stress in the listener.

I think we in the Alpha Band, which was a strange group anyway, weren’t dealing with any of these issues. They sneaked up on us and took us over, before we know what was going on.