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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.

Lyle Lovett

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Lyle Lovett
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: November 1
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Houston
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Lyle Pearce Lovett
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My music has always been sort of in-between categories. Sometimes record stores - back when there were record stores - they'd put my records in the country music section, but other record stores would put my records in the pop or even the rock section. As long as it's in the store somewhere, I'm OK with it.
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Kemo Sabe, kiss my ass.
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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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Look around and you will see this world is full of creeps like me.
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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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I like my audience. I always feel when up on stage performing that I could enjoy having a cup of coffee with any one of them.
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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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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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There's no bad luck, There's just the luck you've found.
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My favorite Aggie joke? I'm sorry I don't understand the question
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I'm a very lucky man. I get to do the thing I want most in life, write songs and sing them for people, and ride bikes. I love my family. I love my home. I get to work with people I've admired my whole life. It's a pretty good life.
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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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Fortunately, I've never had a job
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I'm really in no danger of being perceived as a famous movie actor!
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I enjoyed hearing people do their own songs. I became attracted to singer-songwriters. I became interested in them as people was curious about what they wanted to say.
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Barbecue sauce is like a beautiful woman. If it's too sweet, it's bound to be hiding something.
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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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