Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach
Burt Freeman Bacharachis an American composer, songwriter, record producer, pianist, and singer. A six-time Grammy Award winner and three-time Academy Award winner, he is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many with lyrics written by Hal David...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth12 May 1928
CityKansas City, MO
CountryUnited States of America
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I had to express myself, not only musically but lyrically. It was time for me to ask, 'Who are these people who are taking control of our lives and how do we stop the violence?' I've got two little kids and a 19-year-old son and I wonder what they're going to do with their lives. It's so personal to me that I even decided to do some of the singing.
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I couldn't get out of town fast enough, to go and hide. I went down to Delmar, north of San Diego, and pretty well did nothing for a year, just hibernated.
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He told me, 'Don't give me an album of pop songs like people will expect, songs that will get played on the radio. Take some risks.'
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I feel it is the most important album I have made and I am very proud of it. I'm pleased that Columbia is joining me in this journey, because these times require passion and emotion.
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It's not getting any better, is it? I don't want my 19-year-old boy going into the army. I love these little kids. They understand how passionate I am.
football hell playing-football
Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football.
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If Bush said just once: 'Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,' or showed some humanity.
love sweet littles
What the world needs now is love, sweet love, It's the only thing that there's just too little of.
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I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very moved, I was in tears.
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I never like to be lied to by a girlfriend or agent and certainly not the president of the United States.
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I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they're wrong.
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I felt alienated at school, and I never did well with girls.
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I'd met Dr Dre, he was thinking about his next album, we talked a little and he said, 'Let me give you some of these loops and see what you come up with'.
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I started playing piano with a little band in high school. I was terrible. I thought I had absolutely no talent. I couldn't keep time. I only got into McGill, which was a lousy music school, because they were taking American music students.