Timothy B. Schmit

When you're songwriting, it's like talking about your own life experience. When you're with a band, you have to compromise.

— Timothy B. Schmit

I write songs; I record them. When I get enough, and it seems like a coherent piece, I call it an album.

— Timothy B. Schmit

Being a parent is one of the hardest jobs there is. It's one of the greatest things, too, but it's also probably…

— Timothy B. Schmit

I got to see The Beatles a couple of times. In fact, I saw their last performance ever in San Francisco. The…

— Timothy B. Schmit

Wherever your musical interest takes you, whether it's just in your garage or in your shower, never forget why you started. Keep…

— Timothy B. Schmit

One of the important things when you're making a record or doing a performance is the sequence of the songs. It really…

— Timothy B. Schmit

A great song has to stand on its own, just singing and playing, and the rest is frosting. But you have to…

— Timothy B. Schmit

I have an interest in Native American artifacts, mainly Plains Indians from the 1840s to the 1900s, and I go in and…

— Timothy B. Schmit

When I was in grade school, I remember singing in a chorus where they actually had two parts going. It was very…

— Timothy B. Schmit

I knew Glenn Frey. He called me up in 1977 and told me The Eagles were looking for a bass player, preferably…

— Timothy B. Schmit

I'm not a big fan of file sharing. I mean, I've done it quite a lot for other people, where they send…

— Timothy B. Schmit

I try to live in a state of being grateful as much as possible. I'm not always successful.

— Timothy B. Schmit

It seems like people are just dropping off the Earth. I suppose that happens when you get older. It's part of life.…

— Timothy B. Schmit

The two most mysterious things in our lives are birth and death. They are both miraculous events; one brings shiny, brand new…

— Timothy B. Schmit

It took me a while to get an electric guitar and a bass and amps and stuff. Playing the acoustic guitar was…

— Timothy B. Schmit

My dad and I didn't talk much. Our relationship was OK but not amazing. So there I was, dressed up in my…

— Timothy B. Schmit

There is a song called 'I Refuse,' and I get a bit scolding, I suppose, in a way. But it all comes…

— Timothy B. Schmit

We all go through different mood changes. I'm just a person; I've got all those emotions going like everybody else, and sometimes…

— Timothy B. Schmit