“I've got a very behind-the-scenes personality. I don't know how I became a performer. I like to stay discreet, out of the public eye, very low-key.” KnowsEyeBehindsKnow HowKeysPersonalitySceneLowsPerformersBehind The ScenesPublic EyeDiscreetLow Key Author:Leon Redbone
“The only thing that interests me is history - reviewing the past and making something out of it.” PastInterest Author:Leon Redbone
“Lonesome. Lonesome. I know what it means. Here all by my lonesome, dreaming empty dreams. Weary. Weary at the close of day, wondering if tomorrow brings me joy or sorrow.” IfsKnowsMeanDreamJoyWonderTomorrowSorrowEmptyWearyLonesomeTomorrow Brings Author:Leon Redbone
“I'm sad and blue, about nobody but you. I told you that I loved you right from the start, you told me the same and now you try to break my little heart.” TryingHeartLittlesBreakBrokenBlueBroken HeartBlue EyesI Loved YouHeart BrokeI'm Sad Author:Leon Redbone
“I think of these things as obstacles rather than opportunities, because if they were opportunities it means I actually took the business of doing them seriously. To take myself too seriously is the gentle kiss of death.” IfsThinkingMeanOpportunityKissingObstaclesGentleKiss Of Death Author:Leon Redbone
“The silence between the notes is the good part for me. I find that to be a very important part of music that is often lacking.” ImportantSilenceNotesLackingSilence Is Author:Leon Redbone
“I extract what I consider the best material from different sources. But often the material I perform comes from a very strange location in history, which are minstrel shows.” DifferentShowsStrangeMaterialsSourceLocationMinstrels Author:Leon Redbone
