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> [I think if you're writing from the heart, very often, the subject matter will adjust as you age... but you try to write the best song you can possibly write. For us, we have the same basic elements that make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/i-think-if-you-re-writing-from-the-heart-very-often-the-subject/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

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## More by Gerry Beckley

> [It's what everyone is after, I mean they want success and when they get it it's an incredible pressure but what you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/it-s-what-everyone-is-after-i-mean-they-want-success-and-when-they/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

> [I feel pretty confident in my own ability.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/i-feel-pretty-confident-in-my-own-ability/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

> [I am deeply saddened to hear the news of Dan's passing. He was a dear friend for many years. Dan & his music will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/i-am-deeply-saddened-to-hear-the-news-of-dan-s-passing-he-was-a-dear/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

> [We then went through the audition process and picked a guy named Richard Campbell and he is no secret to L.A. players as he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/we-then-went-through-the-audition-process-and-picked-a-guy-named/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

> [At the time, we thought it was a nice way to say something unique about the group to make us different from all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/at-the-time-we-thought-it-was-a-nice-way-to-say-something-unique/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

> [I do know many a band out there, because believe me, we've played with most of them, who are together because they have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/i-do-know-many-a-band-out-there-because-believe-me-we-ve-played-with/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

> [Also in Norah Jones, now there's a voice that sounds and I don't mean disrespect but sounds a hundred years old that sounds incredibly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/also-in-norah-jones-now-there-s-a-voice-that-sounds-and-i-don-t-mean/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

> [I think if you're writing from the heart, very often, the subject matter will adjust as you age... but you try to write the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/i-think-if-you-re-writing-from-the-heart-very-often-the-subject/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

> [Our friends in the group Chicago, they just numbered theirs and we thought that was kind of neat but it made continuity from album…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/our-friends-in-the-group-chicago-they-just-numbered-theirs-and-we/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

> [For anybody who writes, very often, when you finish an album, you are so done with it. You've been listening in minutia, in super-focus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/for-anybody-who-writes-very-often-when-you-finish-an-album-you-are-so/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

> [If anyone asks me about the George Martin years I usually say I group all of that stuff together as the single greatest experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/if-anyone-asks-me-about-the-george-martin-years-i-usually-say-i-group/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

> [The things I write are combinations of all of the people that have been influences to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/the-things-i-write-are-combinations-of-all-of-the-people-that-have/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

> [It's not a bad problem to have because a lot of classic acts are known for one or two songs and in their show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/it-s-not-a-bad-problem-to-have-because-a-lot-of-classic-acts-are/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

> [I know acts and I'm not going to name names but these people sold ten million copies the first time and the second album…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/i-know-acts-and-i-m-not-going-to-name-names-but-these-people-sold-ten/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

> [I try to be careful to not just say it's a greatest hits show because we've also made efforts to keep people up to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerry-beckley/i-try-to-be-careful-to-not-just-say-it-s-a-greatest-hits-show-because/)

[Gerry Beckley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerry-beckley/)

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