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title: "3 Tim Rutili Quotes - Famous Singer-songwriter"
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# Tim Rutili

(1967)   Singer-songwriter

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Tim Rutili is a singer-songwriter.

## Quick Facts About Tim Rutili

Born November 30, 1967

Profession Singer-songwriter

## About Tim Rutili

American musician... \| Tim Rutili is an American musician, filmmaker, and visual artist. He is best known as the founder of Red Red Meat and Califone, and his membership in supergroups Ugly Casanova and Loftus.

##  Quotes by Tim Rutili

> [I was going through a period where I was just trying not to write songs and was thinking maybe I wouldn't play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-rutili/i-was-going-through-a-period-where-i-was-just-trying-not-to-write/)

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[Band](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/band/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/335/tim-rutili-83369_band_i-was-going-through-a-period-where-i-was_339482.jpg)

> [I would drive through the desert, and there's this one spot in the desert that, every time I drove through it, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-rutili/i-would-drive-through-the-desert-and-there-s-this-one-spot-in-the/)

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[Cell phone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cell-phone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6f/tim-rutili-83369_cell-phone_i-would-drive-through-the-desert-and-the_751656.jpg)

> [I think meaning is something that's really unnecessary in music, at least for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-rutili/i-think-meaning-is-something-that-s-really-unnecessary-in-music-at/)

[Tim Rutili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-rutili/)

[Meaning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/meaning/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b7/tim-rutili-83369_music_i-think-meaning-is-something-that-s-real_1552070.jpg)

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