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> [As long as you have those brilliant songs, it didn't matter how bad you played, or how bad he sang on 'em sometimes. It was one of those magical things that really worked, and I don't think could ever happen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-fritts/as-long-as-you-have-those-brilliant-songs-it-didn-t-matter-how-bad/)

[Donnie Fritts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-fritts/)

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## More by Donnie Fritts

> [Tom Stafford was an odd character, you know - a brilliant guy. He looked weird and I think he took a really defensive attitude…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-fritts/tom-stafford-was-an-odd-character-you-know-a-brilliant-guy-he-looked/)

[Donnie Fritts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-fritts/)

> [I was writing with different people in Nashville - whoever I could. Eddie Hinton came on the scene about 1963, and about four years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-fritts/i-was-writing-with-different-people-in-nashville-whoever-i-could/)

[Donnie Fritts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-fritts/)

> [You got to understand, Arthur Alexander was there with us, and some of his crew. It was in the '50s in Alabama. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-fritts/you-got-to-understand-arthur-alexander-was-there-with-us-and-some-of/)

[Donnie Fritts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-fritts/)

> [I was wanting to do an album but I didn't know if I was really ready. Jerry Wexler was one of my closest friends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-fritts/i-was-wanting-to-do-an-album-but-i-didn-t-know-if-i-was-really-ready/)

[Donnie Fritts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-fritts/)

> [If you're a songwriter, it's to perform your songs. For singers, it's just to get to sing somewhere. So while there may be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-fritts/if-you-re-a-songwriter-it-s-to-perform-your-songs-for-singers-it-s/)

[Donnie Fritts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-fritts/)

> [The guys that I played with, Hollis Dixon and the Keynotes - just about all the great musicians from Muscle Shoals.We played fraternity parties…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-fritts/the-guys-that-i-played-with-hollis-dixon-and-the-keynotes-just-about/)

[Donnie Fritts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-fritts/)

> [John Paul to give me a shot, I'll never forget as long as I live.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-fritts/john-paul-to-give-me-a-shot-i-ll-never-forget-as-long-as-i-live/)

[Donnie Fritts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-fritts/)

> [I went to visit a friend of mine, a writer name Troy Seal, a songwriting fool. He's had a ton of hits. He said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-fritts/i-went-to-visit-a-friend-of-mine-a-writer-name-troy-seal-a/)

[Donnie Fritts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-fritts/)

> [I don't know what the answer is, but I'm very blessed and lucky to have made a good living doing what I've loved to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-fritts/i-don-t-know-what-the-answer-is-but-i-m-very-blessed-and-lucky-to/)

[Donnie Fritts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-fritts/)

> [I was in Hollis' band for eight years, playing drums. At one time we had Barry Beckett, Jimmy Johnson, David Hood - everybody but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-fritts/i-was-in-hollis-band-for-eight-years-playing-drums-at-one-time-we-had/)

[Donnie Fritts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-fritts/)

> [As long as you have those brilliant songs, it didn't matter how bad you played, or how bad he sang on 'em sometimes. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-fritts/as-long-as-you-have-those-brilliant-songs-it-didn-t-matter-how-bad/)

[Donnie Fritts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-fritts/)

> [I've known just thousands of people a hell of a lot more talented than me who never could get anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-fritts/i-ve-known-just-thousands-of-people-a-hell-of-a-lot-more-talented/)

[Donnie Fritts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donnie-fritts/)

> [I was writing for a publishing company in this old building right next to the RCA Victor Studio in Nashville. We were on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donnie-fritts/i-was-writing-for-a-publishing-company-in-this-old-building-right/)

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