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> [ \[But\] they can't kill music. God knows, they've tried. But music always wins. As long as there's kids coming up that have a passion. All the bean counters in the world can't kill that. You know? You just can't. They… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/but-they-can-t-kill-music-god-knows-they-ve-tried-but-music-always/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

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## More by John Hiatt

> [I see you over there, just clinging to the wall. Because they told you like ivy you were bound to crawl. But you kept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/i-see-you-over-there-just-clinging-to-the-wall-because-they-told-you/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

> [When the road gets dark - And you can no longer see - Just let my love throw a spark - And have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/when-the-road-gets-dark-and-you-can-no-longer-see-just-let-my-love/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

> [Some folks they take to living fast while some prefer a slow death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/some-folks-they-take-to-living-fast-while-some-prefer-a-slow-death/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

> [Motorboat to heaven, baby's got the key. Tell me, how am I supposed to get in close back here on these water skis?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/motorboat-to-heaven-baby-s-got-the-key-tell-me-how-am-i-supposed-to/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

> [I'd always wanted to make a record with Jim Dickinson, and I'd known about his boys for years, ... He reminded me that when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/i-d-always-wanted-to-make-a-record-with-jim-dickinson-and-i-d-known/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

> [ \[But\] they can't kill music. God knows, they've tried. But music always wins. As long as there's kids coming up that have a passion.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/but-they-can-t-kill-music-god-knows-they-ve-tried-but-music-always/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

> [I've been circling the wagons down at Times Square, trying to fill up this hole in my soul but nothing fits in there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/i-ve-been-circling-the-wagons-down-at-times-square-trying-to-fill-up/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

> [I am the student who picks his nose, so come over here and take off your clothes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/i-am-the-student-who-picks-his-nose-so-come-over-here-and-take-off/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

> [Whatever your hands find to do, you must do with all your heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/whatever-your-hands-find-to-do-you-must-do-with-all-your-heart/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

> [It's a whole package, singer/songwriter. I like writing but I like performing just as much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/it-s-a-whole-package-singer-songwriter-i-like-writing-but-i-like/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

> [He was the kind of kid you did not want to sit by. He kept his boogers in his desk, he wore a neck…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/he-was-the-kind-of-kid-you-did-not-want-to-sit-by-he-kept-his-boogers/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

> [She came onto him like a slow movin' cold front -- His beer was warmer than the look in her eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/she-came-onto-him-like-a-slow-movin-cold-front-his-beer-was-warmer/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

> [My attitude these days is, if you write a bad song, what are they gonna do, throw you in songwriter jail?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/my-attitude-these-days-is-if-you-write-a-bad-song-what-are-they-gonna/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

> [Sometimes love can be so wrong/Like a fat man in a thong,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/sometimes-love-can-be-so-wrong-like-a-fat-man-in-a-thong/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

> [He's on a mission of mercy to the new frontier, he's gonna check us all on out of here. Up to that mansion on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-hiatt/he-s-on-a-mission-of-mercy-to-the-new-frontier-he-s-gonna-check-us/)

[John Hiatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-hiatt/)

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