Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
My parents worked for Exxon, and they gave me every chance to take part in music. I took guitar lessons, and I… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
My music has always been sort of in between categories. Sometimes record stores - back when there were record stores - they'd… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
Writin songs is like a mystery. The most difficult thing to do is have a good idea. If you have a decent… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
I've just always written songs in a style that appeal to me personally. — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
I'm really just trying to do things that I enjoy. I'm trying to play music that I like to play and like… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
Beyond hoping that someone will like one of my songs, I don't think about how a song will be received. I just… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
As a songwriter, you try your best to write a good song, and you like nothing better than hearing a good song.… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
My first performance was in second grade with my friend Rodney Fisher, and we worked up versions of 'Long Tall Texan' and… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
I enjoyed hearing people do their own songs. I became attracted to singer-songwriters. I became interested in them as people; was curious… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
I don't feel like I'm on a mission. I'm trying to play music that I like to play and like to listen… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
Helen Hunt is terrific, and I got to do a couple of guest spots with Helen and Paul Reiser on 'Mad About You.' — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
In school, I didn't speak up often in class. I was never the person to yell out an answer. If I knew it, I… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
Tipping your hat to a lady is good form. If you're at a dinner table, you'd most certainly take your hat off - cowboy… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
The idea that we humans are good-natured, politically correct, nonjudgmental beings is pure fantasy. We are, at the very least, judgmental. — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
Horses teach you patience and how to do things the right way so you can get the right result. — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
Somehow you can tell the difference when a song is written just to get on the radio and when what someone does is their… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
She was ugly from the front, and I said ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly. Well, I could handle it behind her. — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
When you have a solid upbringing and a strong sense of place, that sustains you. My sense of home never leaves me. — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
If you forget the words to your own song, you can always claim artistic license. Forget the words to the national anthem and you're… — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
You're saying something with your appearance whether you mean to or not, so you may as well mean to. — Lyle Lovett Copy Share Image
