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> [I usually tell somebody if a song’s for them. I don’t always tell them if it’s about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-garvey/i-usually-tell-somebody-if-a-song-s-for-them-i-don-t-always-tell-them/)

[Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-garvey/)

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## More by Guy Garvey

> [I usually tell somebody if a song’s for them. I don’t always tell them if it’s about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-garvey/i-usually-tell-somebody-if-a-song-s-for-them-i-don-t-always-tell-them/)

[Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-garvey/)

> [ I think 'Elbow' were considered successful even before \[2008's\] Seldom Seen Kid because we were living off the band. We have a great manager… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-garvey/i-think-elbow-were-considered-successful-even-before-2008-s-seldom/)

[Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-garvey/)

> [The British press isn't as vicious as it used to be, and these days it's sort of cool to care again. Everyone loves an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-garvey/the-british-press-isn-t-as-vicious-as-it-used-to-be-and-these-days-it/)

[Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-garvey/)

> [Maybe Radiohead and R.E.M. Even a group like the National - artists who have crossed over without compromising. It's a special thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-garvey/maybe-radiohead-and-r-e-m-even-a-group-like-the-national-artists-who/)

[Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-garvey/)

> [ We \[Elbow\] have had some luck with media syncs in film and on TV. We'd love to do a soundtrack with a really cool… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-garvey/we-elbow-have-had-some-luck-with-media-syncs-in-film-and-on-tv-we-d/)

[Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-garvey/)

> [As long as people are listening that's all that matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-garvey/as-long-as-people-are-listening-that-s-all-that-matters/)

[Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-garvey/)

> [I'm not David Bowie. Who are we kidding? At the end of the day, I'm the same person I've always been. I'm Don Garvey's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-garvey/i-m-not-david-bowie-who-are-we-kidding-at-the-end-of-the-day-i-m-the/)

[Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-garvey/)

> [I remember going foraging for breakfast in St. Louis once. I saw this one girl sitting in front of the venue, and she made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-garvey/i-remember-going-foraging-for-breakfast-in-st-louis-once-i-saw-this/)

[Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-garvey/)

> [Just start scribbling. The first draft is never your last draft. Nothing you write is by accident.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-garvey/just-start-scribbling-the-first-draft-is-never-your-last-draft/)

[Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-garvey/)

> [“Last of the men in hats hops of the coil.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-garvey/last-of-the-men-in-hats-hops-of-the-coil/)

[Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-garvey/)

> ["Open Arms" has a lot of unison singing in it. And it works: Grown men will come to our gigs and cry during that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-garvey/open-arms-has-a-lot-of-unison-singing-in-it-and-it-works-grown-men/)

[Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-garvey/)

> [There is temptation to place too much importance on those things that you're meant to do, and not on to little everyday happinesses. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-garvey/there-is-temptation-to-place-too-much-importance-on-those-things-that/)

[Guy Garvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-garvey/)

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