I think there's a preoccupation with the American market to make excuses and justify its past. If it isn't current, it means somebody has to make an excuse for it. If it's 'cult,' it gives it a sense of illegitimate… — Leon Redbone Copy Share Image
If you're not interested in history, if you're living for the day, you need some sort of cliche hook. I certainly don't think of myself as a cult anything. It's a strange thing to even consider pursuing. — Leon Redbone Copy Share Image
Other musicians are basically personalities who want to make a name for themselves. All I do is sing old songs in the best way… — Leon Redbone Copy Share Image
The only thing that interests me is history - reviewing the past and making something out of it. — Leon Redbone Copy Share Image
I think there's a preoccupation with the American market to make excuses and justify its past. If it isn't current, it means somebody has… — Leon Redbone Copy Share Image
If I had mastered the Spanish language to any extent, I might have gone in that direction. — Leon Redbone Copy Share Image
I have a visual sense for the music. It has to stay true to a certain sense of period. I rely on a sense… — Leon Redbone Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in stirring anybody up through music. If you're going to stir people up, it has to be a thought process that… — Leon Redbone Copy Share Image
I think of these things as obstacles rather than opportunities, because if they were opportunities it means I actually took the business of doing… — Leon Redbone Copy Share Image
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,… — Leon Redbone Copy Share Image
