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That's right, you're not from Texas. But Texas wants you anyways.

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Lyle Lovett
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 1
Actor
Film Actor
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Television Actor
Houston
Texas
Lyle Pearce Lovett
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Texas
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I've never been ready to do a single thing I've ever done in my life. I haven't been prepared enough, haven't studied enough, haven't known enough. You can never be ready. There's just so much to know.
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I'm really in no danger of being perceived as a famous movie actor!
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Both my parents worked, so I was home alone a lot, and I would listen to their records. They belonged to the Columbia House record club, so they had records!
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If you forget the words to your own song, you can always claim artistic license. Forget the words to the national anthem and you're screwed.
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The most important thing you can do as a performer is to be yourself, or be an onstage version of yourself. If youre not being true to yourself, and somebody likes that other version of you, youre kind of stuck.
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It's important to be successful enough to be able to keep doing what you love.
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There's no bad luck, There's just the luck you've found.
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Beyond hoping that someone will like one of my songs, I don't think about how a song will be received. I just hope that, when somebody hears one of my songs, they'll want to hear it again.
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Everybody's career is different. In this new age of being able to talk to the whole world at once, the possibilities are staggering, really, to be able to do things yourself. But I've always enjoyed my relationship with the record company.
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My favorite Aggie joke? I'm sorry I don't understand the question
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You don't have to have anything in common with people you've known since you were five. With old friends, you've got your whole life in common.
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The loss of Jerry Garcia feels like the end of an era in the same way it felt when Elvis died and John Lennon was killed.
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When you have a solid upbringing and a strong sense of place, that sustains you. My sense of home never leaves me.
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If it's not too late, make it a cheese-burger
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I don't ever try to anticipate my audience. I just write the songs I want to write, and hope people like 'em.
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Home is where my horse is.
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Kemo Sabe, kiss my ass.
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It's difficult to get started-when it comes to dealing with an unknown quantity, people are reluctant to trust their own opinion. It helps if two or three people give you a boost.
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I don't know what it is about the shower that generates creative thoughts. Maybe it's the hot water. Maybe it's being unencumbered even by the restriction of clothing.
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