I just start playing music and eventually I sing something, a line of a verse or a B section or a line of a chorus, and the line that I end up singing is related to the music I’m playing, if that makes any sense. And I go from there.
BOB SEGERIt 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.
More Bob Seger Quotes
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And you pretend it doesn’t bother you, When you just want to explode.
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I’d rather make music than tour.
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I really like the thing I did with Martina McBride. I had that song sitting around for a long time.
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I 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.
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Stood alone on a mountain top, starin’ out at the Great Divide. I could go east, I could go west, it was all up to me to decide. Just then I saw a young hawk flyin’ and my soul began to rise.
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It took me a long time to learn how to write a good song.
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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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Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.
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She had been born with a face that would let her get away, he saw that face and he lost all control.
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You go to LA, or you go to New York, and it’s really fun to go there. But they’re not grounded. Everybody is just competing all the time for the limelight. It’s too much entertainment industry. There are too many choices. And it’s distracting to me.
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Every now and then you’ll nail one that’s really, really special. And that’s what you live for.
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The years rolled slowly past and I found myself alone. Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends, I found myself further and further from my home.
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Take a lesson from the trees, watch the way they bend with each breeze, little victories.
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With only one thing in common, they got the fire down below.
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Deep in my soul, I’ve been so lonely, all of my hopes fading away. I’ve longed for love, like everyone else does, I know I’ll keep searching after today.
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