Burt Bacharach Quotes

• Dissipation is a form of self-sacrifice.

  Burt Bacharach

  Topics in Sacrifice

  Tags in Self, Form

• The music is the last thing I’m thinking about right now, in order of what’s important.

  Burt Bacharach

• Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember.

  Burt Bacharach

  Tags in Ashamed, Melody

• Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn.

  Burt Bacharach

• 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.

  Burt Bacharach

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Boy, Kids

• If Bush said just once: ‘Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,’ or showed some humanity.

  Burt Bacharach

  Topics in Humanity

  Tags in Accept, Showed, Bush

• I’ve always had a problem with people who couldn’t tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they’re wrong.

  Burt Bacharach

  Topics in Mistake

  Tags in Admit

• 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’.

  Burt Bacharach

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Dre, Loops, Album, Met

• I was blown away by the standing ovation. I’ve had tributes before, sure, but I don’t retain that feeling, and I wasn’t prepared for it on Tuesday. But maybe you shouldn’t retain these things or you’d be on a permanent high.

  Burt Bacharach

  Tags in Blown Away, Tuesday, Tributes

• 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.

  Burt Bacharach

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Piano, High School

• I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very moved, I was in tears.

  Burt Bacharach

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Orchestra, Moved, Tears

• I felt alienated at school, and I never did well with girls.

  Burt Bacharach

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Alienated, Girls

• Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football.

  Burt Bacharach

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Football, Hell, Kicked

• A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the word you first thought of.

  Burt Bacharach

  Tags in Words, Grammar, Spell

• A small town is a place where there’s no place to go where you shouldn’t.

  Burt Bacharach

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Small Town, Miscellaneous

Burt Bacharach (15)

Birth:	12th May, 1928
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Composer, Pianist, Record Producer, Singer, Songwriter

About

Burt Bacharach was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He is an American singer, songwriter, composer, record producer and pianist. 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 as part of the duo Bacharach and David. As of 2014, Bacharach has written 73 US and 52 UK top-40 hits. Bacharach released his first solo album in 1965 on the Liberty Records label. The two were awarded a Grammy for Best Cast album of the year for "Promises, Promises" and the score was also nominated for a Tony award. There were other Oscar nominations for Best Song for "The Look Of Love", "What's New Pussycat" and "Alfie".

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