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title: "1 Songs Weeks Quotes By Jeff Lynne"
description: "1 Songs Weeks quotes by Jeff Lynne. Plus more from Jeff Lynne and more Songs Weeks sayings from other authors."
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> [It was dark and misty for 2 weeks, and I didn't come up with a thing. Suddenly the sun shone and it was, 'Wow, look at those beautiful Alps.' I wrote 'Mr. Blue Sky' and 13 other songs in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/it-was-dark-and-misty-for-2-weeks-and-i-didn-t-come-up-with-a-thing/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

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## More by Jeff Lynne

> [I just realized how long it was since the last album, and where did the time go? You know?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/i-just-realized-how-long-it-was-since-the-last-album-and-where-did/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

> [When you do a song new live on stage, it's kind of a bit weird until it gets worn in, you know, like oiled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/when-you-do-a-song-new-live-on-stage-it-s-kind-of-a-bit-weird-until/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

> [I like the natural sound of a room. All the rooms have their own sound, so it's a matter of putting it where you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/i-like-the-natural-sound-of-a-room-all-the-rooms-have-their-own-sound/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

> [There are a million people who can come up with little bits. The hard work is making those bits into something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/there-are-a-million-people-who-can-come-up-with-little-bits-the-hard/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

> [The first band I saw were Mike Sheridan and The Nightriders, in their brown mohair suits, in 1966.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/the-first-band-i-saw-were-mike-sheridan-and-the-nightriders-in-their/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

> [There's not much you can do with a ukulele that doesn't sound happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/there-s-not-much-you-can-do-with-a-ukulele-that-doesn-t-sound-happy/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

> [It was so simple in the old days. You put out an album, people promoted it, it got in the charts, and you had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/it-was-so-simple-in-the-old-days-you-put-out-an-album-people-promoted/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

> [It was dark and misty for 2 weeks, and I didn't come up with a thing. Suddenly the sun shone and it was, 'Wow,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/it-was-dark-and-misty-for-2-weeks-and-i-didn-t-come-up-with-a-thing/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

> [I try to find nice chord changes, that's how I love to start, and then I start trying to knock it into a song,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/i-try-to-find-nice-chord-changes-that-s-how-i-love-to-start-and-then/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

> [As you get older, the days have gone, and the years have gone, and it's 'whoosh!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/as-you-get-older-the-days-have-gone-and-the-years-have-gone-and-it-s/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

> [Yes, I love to play drums and bass and guitar and piano. Those are the main instruments I play. That is it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/yes-i-love-to-play-drums-and-bass-and-guitar-and-piano-those-are-the/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

> [The hairs stand up on the back of my neck at certain music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/the-hairs-stand-up-on-the-back-of-my-neck-at-certain-music/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

> [Old music is the same as new music - it's just a different way of delivering it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/old-music-is-the-same-as-new-music-it-s-just-a-different-way-of/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

> [It all comes down to what you truly love doing, and what I love doing is overdubbing and making new sounds out of things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/it-all-comes-down-to-what-you-truly-love-doing-and-what-i-love-doing/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

> [Live shows are fun - sometimes. But you have to practice for months on end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-lynne/live-shows-are-fun-sometimes-but-you-have-to-practice-for-months-on/)

[Jeff Lynne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-lynne/)

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