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> [My priority doesn't lie with the whole website and Facebook and such; I'm still walking down the road in a pair of real shoes. You need to just play as much as you can. Get in front of people, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/my-priority-doesn-t-lie-with-the-whole-website-and-facebook-and-such/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

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## More by Steve Forbert

> [I relate to the audiences and they know me. It's pretty real.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/i-relate-to-the-audiences-and-they-know-me-it-s-pretty-real/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

> [I wouldn't be interested in just doing a show that's mapped out and choreographed with a set list. That would've been boring so long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/i-wouldn-t-be-interested-in-just-doing-a-show-that-s-mapped-out-and/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

> [It's not like making records is terrible. Still, I do find the writing of the songs and the live shows to be the things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/it-s-not-like-making-records-is-terrible-still-i-do-find-the-writing/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

> [I'm still trying to make it. I'm still trying to get this over and do it and hopefully leave some kind of a mark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/i-m-still-trying-to-make-it-i-m-still-trying-to-get-this-over-and-do/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

> [I have ideas in mind, things that I'm working toward. There have to be goals; there has to be a challenge. Just playing, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/i-have-ideas-in-mind-things-that-i-m-working-toward-there-have-to-be/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

> [I just play, and I'm always trying to write songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/i-just-play-and-i-m-always-trying-to-write-songs/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

> [Music should be truthful and real, but it should also be healing and uplifting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/music-should-be-truthful-and-real-but-it-should-also-be-healing-and/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

> [I'm not trying to be the new anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/i-m-not-trying-to-be-the-new-anybody/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

> [You don't see a lot of difference between the Gin Blossoms and the Byrds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/you-don-t-see-a-lot-of-difference-between-the-gin-blossoms-and-the/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

> [It's often said that life is strange. But compared to what?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/it-s-often-said-that-life-is-strange-but-compared-to-what/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

> [I have a knack for writing tribute songs for people who will never know about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/i-have-a-knack-for-writing-tribute-songs-for-people-who-will-never/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

> [I like getting requests from audience members.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/i-like-getting-requests-from-audience-members/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

> [But I'm able to just keep going, and that's the challenge. It's the next song. And then just enjoying the shows and people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/but-i-m-able-to-just-keep-going-and-that-s-the-challenge-it-s-the/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

> [I don't cringe when I think of doing old material. A lot of the people have been with me through the years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/i-don-t-cringe-when-i-think-of-doing-old-material-a-lot-of-the-people/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

> [As you get out and try to do things, you always find that in order to make an idea a reality, it goes through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-forbert/as-you-get-out-and-try-to-do-things-you-always-find-that-in-order-to/)

[Steve Forbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-forbert/)

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