It took me a long time to learn how to write a good song.
BOB SEGERI like people to just bring it to the table and feel the moment. And that’s why I’ve never done a session where I don’t sing live.
More Bob Seger Quotes
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Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.
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Take a lesson from the trees, watch the way they bend with each breeze, little victories.
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I’ve never been unhappy with Capitol. Not really. They’ve been really good by me.
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And you pretend it doesn’t bother you, When you just want to explode.
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I work my back ’til it’s racked with pain, the boss can’t even recall my name.
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I’m just trying to keep things simple, and just be a little more offhand and not get so deep into things. Enjoy what you got right now, because who knows what’s going to happen tomorrow.
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It was 22 years of work in a row, right up until 1987. Twenty-two years in a row-either on tour, writing an album, or recording an album. It wasn’t until 1987 that I was able to take a breath.
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I had the opportunity to be around my kids a lot. I guess I could have kept working, but I had them when I was 47. You only get to see all this stuff once. I just chose to work at home and watch them.
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Tell them we’ll be dancing, dancing ’til we drop, it’s time to get down and do the Horizontal Bop.
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Some people say love is a losing game, you start with fire and you lose the flame. The ashes smolder, but the warmth’s soon gone, you end up cold and lonely on your own.
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When I try to write I try to write something different every time. That’s the challenge.
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Alfred Hitchcock, Isaac Newton, Elvis Presley, Captain Bligh, they’re heroic or pathetic depending on which book you buy.
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They do respect her but, they love to watch her strut.
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It went on yesterday and it’s going on tonight, somewhere there’s somebody ain’t treatin’ somebody right.
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I write probably 80 percent of my stuff over the winter.
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