“If Picasso walked into Disney looking for a job, they would throw him out on the street. Couldn't draw good enough.” IfsEnoughJobsStreetsDrawsGood EnoughLooking For A Job Author:T Bone Burnett
“The essence of show business is, if you see a tight-rope walker go across a tight rope, everybody claps. But, if you see him wobble, everybody gasps.” IfsShowsEssenceShow BusinessRopeWalkers Author:T Bone Burnett
“My advice for young people is that, if you want to be a musician, the thing to do is practice eight hours a day.” PeopleIfsWantYoungHoursPracticeAdviceMusicianEightThings To Do Author:T Bone Burnett
“Let the business take care of itself. If you get involved in the business, every hour that you're involved in business is an hour that you're not practicing. And every hour that you're not practicing is another hour further away from where you want to be.” IfsWantCareHoursInvolvedTake CareGet Involved Author:T Bone Burnett
“People make art on the sides of buildings, and they'll make art on the sides of trains. They'll make art wherever they decide to make art. The technology that people are working with now will be replaced in 10 years, so that's not where your future is, if you're a musician.” PeopleIfsYearsArtSidesTechnologyBuildingMusicianTrainOur FutureReplacedYour Future Author:T Bone Burnett
“We live in an age of music for people who don't like music. The record industry discovered some time ago that there aren't that many people who actually like music. For a lot of people, music's annoying, or at the very least they don't need it. They discovered if they could sell music to a lot of those people, they could sell a lot more records.” PeopleIfsNeedsAgeRecordsIndustrySellsAnnoyingMusic Business Author:T Bone Burnett
“If it is true that we have a personal relationship with God, then that's enough for me.” IfsEnoughRelationship With GodPersonal RelationshipsPersonal Relationship With God Author:T Bone Burnett