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Benmont Tench Quotes

I’ve always written songs since I was a kid - always Picture Quote #1

I’m not the best singer, but I like the way I sing my songs Picture Quote #1

I learned to play piano in a rock n’ roll context or band context from country records - you know, Floyd Cramer - and from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and Stax. And none of those are keyboard records Picture Quote #1

My parents always knew that I loved music. They just didn’t think I’d try to make it a career. They thought I’d be a painter or an art teacher or something like that Picture Quote #1

We started with Denny Cordell, and he was a great record producer. He knew exactly how to take a band that knew absolutely nothing, and guide you without trying to tell you what to do Picture Quote #1

I’m playing 10 feet from Mike Campbell every night. I look across the stage, there’s Howie. Tom’s in the middle and we’re playing all this stuff I love. It’s great Picture Quote #1

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I’ve spent most of my life playing with Tom Petty, and he’s a damn good songwriter Picture Quote #1

There was a period when I wrote in Nashville for Maverick and then Warner/Chappell, and it was interesting Picture Quote #1

The idea that I could write songs that people wanted to hear came from other people who said they liked what I did Picture Quote #1

I was just writing songs because, if a song shows up, you’ve gotta write it. I didn’t know what to do with them. I didn’t have any faith in my voice Picture Quote #1

Besides, I’m fairly incompetent. I can’t play that fast Picture Quote #1

I think I drift toward sad love songs Picture Quote #1

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Tom would bring in songs, mike would engineer, and we recorded about 30 songs Picture Quote #1

I think we’ve always been better live Picture Quote #1

You can go crazy and play solos in the right place, and that’s great because it can intensify and bring an emotional lift. But the thing is you don’t want to get in the way of the song Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you work with somebody you’ve never heard of because you just feel like working Picture Quote #1

If you call attention to yourself at the expense of the song, that’s the cardinal sin Picture Quote #1

I try to find little things that you can do to move the song along and things that serve the song Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always written songs since I was a kid - always (Benmont Tench Quotes) I’m not the best singer, but I like the way I sing my songs (Benmont Tench Quotes) I learned to play piano in a rock n’ roll context or band context from country records - you know, Floyd Cramer - and from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and Stax. And none of those are keyboard records. (Benmont Tench Quotes) My parents always knew that I loved music. They just didn’t think I’d try to make it a career. They thought I’d be a painter or an art teacher or something like that. (Benmont Tench Quotes) We started with Denny Cordell, and he was a great record producer. He knew exactly how to take a band that knew absolutely nothing, and guide you without trying to tell you what to do (Benmont Tench Quotes) I’m playing 10 feet from Mike Campbell every night. I look across the stage, there’s Howie. Tom’s in the middle and we’re playing all this stuff I love. It’s great (Benmont Tench Quotes) I’ve spent most of my life playing with Tom Petty, and he’s a damn good songwriter (Benmont Tench Quotes) There was a period when I wrote in Nashville for Maverick and then Warner/Chappell, and it was interesting (Benmont Tench Quotes) The idea that I could write songs that people wanted to hear came from other people who said they liked what I did (Benmont Tench Quotes) I was just writing songs because, if a song shows up, you’ve gotta write it. I didn’t know what to do with them. I didn’t have any faith in my voice (Benmont Tench Quotes) Besides, I’m fairly incompetent. I can’t play that fast (Benmont Tench Quotes) I think I drift toward sad love songs (Benmont Tench Quotes) Tom would bring in songs, mike would engineer, and we recorded about 30 songs (Benmont Tench Quotes) I think we’ve always been better live (Benmont Tench Quotes) You can go crazy and play solos in the right place, and that’s great because it can intensify and bring an emotional lift. But the thing is you don’t want to get in the way of the song (Benmont Tench Quotes) Sometimes you work with somebody you’ve never heard of because you just feel like working (Benmont Tench Quotes) If you call attention to yourself at the expense of the song, that’s the cardinal sin (Benmont Tench Quotes) I try to find little things that you can do to move the song along and things that serve the song (Benmont Tench Quotes)