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> [I don't know what people want. I have delusions of grandeur, but I'm not sitting here talking to you and thinking that I'm the goddamn President. I want to know everything, but I just can't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/i-don-t-know-what-people-want-i-have-delusions-of-grandeur-but-i-m/)

[Willis Earl Beal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willis-earl-beal/)

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## More by Willis Earl Beal

> [I'd rather be somewhere building a house, if I knew how. The whole idea of being a professional artist is like a demeaning kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/i-d-rather-be-somewhere-building-a-house-if-i-knew-how-the-whole-idea/)

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> [The person on the shrine is myself. I listen to my own music constantly. I made a whole other record already. I look at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/the-person-on-the-shrine-is-myself-i-listen-to-my-own-music/)

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> [I think that live music is really pretentious - all of it. I hate festivals and live shows, because as soon as I get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/i-think-that-live-music-is-really-pretentious-all-of-it-i-hate/)

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> [I haven't figured out how to do anything yet besides recording music - I don't even entirely know how to do that. My favorite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/i-haven-t-figured-out-how-to-do-anything-yet-besides-recording-music/)

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> [Actually, my ideal life would be to have an evergreen tree farm and, every December, I'd load them up and just stand out on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/actually-my-ideal-life-would-be-to-have-an-evergreen-tree-farm-and/)

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> [I think the best way to listen to my music is through recording. I would love to be one of those artists where you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/i-think-the-best-way-to-listen-to-my-music-is-through-recording-i/)

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> [I don't know what people want. I have delusions of grandeur, but I'm not sitting here talking to you and thinking that I'm the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/i-don-t-know-what-people-want-i-have-delusions-of-grandeur-but-i-m/)

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> [In a way, the whole music industry is just catering to the inherent esteem issues all these artists have - it lays it all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/in-a-way-the-whole-music-industry-is-just-catering-to-the-inherent/)

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> [The only way for me to give a good performance is to make myself extremely uncomfortable - and it just so happens that being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/the-only-way-for-me-to-give-a-good-performance-is-to-make-myself/)

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> [I first saw Dead Man in high school, and it changed everything. That movie was like a memory to me - I would get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/i-first-saw-dead-man-in-high-school-and-it-changed-everything-that/)

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> [I deteriorate. I might tell you something one day and then something else another day. You fold in on yourself and that's why this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/i-deteriorate-i-might-tell-you-something-one-day-and-then-something/)

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> [I don't think talent has anything to do with inspiration. Inspiration creates talent. People prioritize innate talent too much. It gives them license to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/i-don-t-think-talent-has-anything-to-do-with-inspiration-inspiration/)

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> [I was not in touch with reality. Growing up, I was being shielded without my knowing it, because even all the way up to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/i-was-not-in-touch-with-reality-growing-up-i-was-being-shielded/)

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> [Sometimes I wish it were a simpler world. I love and hate people. When I say I hate people, I really truly mean it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/sometimes-i-wish-it-were-a-simpler-world-i-love-and-hate-people-when/)

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> [I would much rather not be the center of attention, and I'd much rather travel and be writing my novel, rather than standing on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willis-earl-beal/i-would-much-rather-not-be-the-center-of-attention-and-i-d-much/)

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