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> [The problem with the Moodies is not what to play, it's what to leave out! That's always difficult. We stopped having support acts many years ago just because of that. We needed getting on to two hours; there's such a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/the-problem-with-the-moodies-is-not-what-to-play-it-s-what-to-leave/)

[Justin Hayward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-hayward/)

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## More by Justin Hayward

> [I certainly know that on our first tour of America in 1968, David Crosby came to see us backstage at the Fillmore East in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/i-certainly-know-that-on-our-first-tour-of-america-in-1968-david/)

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> [There's no secret, but inspiration has to find you working. And that's one of the key things that I've always remembered. And if I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/there-s-no-secret-but-inspiration-has-to-find-you-working-and-that-s/)

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> [My songs form a kind of biography or diary of my life as they are about people I have loved and people I only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/my-songs-form-a-kind-of-biography-or-diary-of-my-life-as-they-are/)

[Justin Hayward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-hayward/)

> [Did you ever look in the mirror And see a stranger standing there? Did you ever drive for miles and miles And wonder how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/did-you-ever-look-in-the-mirror-and-see-a-stranger-standing-there-did/)

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> [When I came to The Moody Blues, we were a rhythm and blues band. I was lousy at rhythm and blues - I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/when-i-came-to-the-moody-blues-we-were-a-rhythm-and-blues-band-i-was/)

[Justin Hayward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-hayward/)

> [I'm very lucky that people are able to say, 'Oh, that's that Moody Blues guy!' I'm very fortunate with that. That's all. Without the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/i-m-very-lucky-that-people-are-able-to-say-oh-that-s-that-moody-blues/)

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> [I was born in Swindon... a place that always looked west. I found that wherever I go I love to have a room with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/i-was-born-in-swindon-a-place-that-always-looked-west-i-found-that/)

[Justin Hayward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-hayward/)

> [Nights in white satin never reaching the end Letters I've written never meaning to send Beauty I'd always missed with these eyes before Just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/nights-in-white-satin-never-reaching-the-end-letters-i-ve-written/)

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> [I never used to speak to the audience at all. I never really knew what to say onstage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/i-never-used-to-speak-to-the-audience-at-all-i-never-really-knew-what/)

[Justin Hayward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-hayward/)

> [And if you stop and think about it you won't believe it's true: That all the love you've been giving has all been meant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/and-if-you-stop-and-think-about-it-you-won-t-believe-it-s-true-that/)

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> [I feel a duty to write because I can write songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/i-feel-a-duty-to-write-because-i-can-write-songs/)

[Justin Hayward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-hayward/)

> [America was the one territory where they didn't release 'Nights In White Satin' at the time it was made. It was about three or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/america-was-the-one-territory-where-they-didn-t-release-nights-in/)

[Justin Hayward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-hayward/)

> [Just what you want to be, you will be in the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/just-what-you-want-to-be-you-will-be-in-the-end/)

[Justin Hayward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-hayward/)

> [Several years ago, I was asked by a songwriter's association to go to Nashville - I think it involved some kind of award -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/several-years-ago-i-was-asked-by-a-songwriter-s-association-to-go-to/)

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> [The problem with the Moodies is not what to play, it's what to leave out! That's always difficult. We stopped having support acts many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-hayward/the-problem-with-the-moodies-is-not-what-to-play-it-s-what-to-leave/)

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