Much Quote by J. J. Cale Download Open image “I was mainly a songwriter; I really wasn't much of a performer.” — J. J. Cale ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Much Performer Really Songwriter
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It was really hard to find people to come over and play guitar and sing and write songs together. So that turned me into… — Jack White Copy Share Image
I never thought of myself as a songwriter. I was just an artist writing songs, and they just happened to get placed. — Bebe Rexha Copy Share Image
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The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on… — Rupert Holmes Copy Share Image
I'm a pretty successful songwriter and known in some circles, but I didn't think the story of my career was of any real entertainment… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
Ask any guitar player - it's hard to feed yourself when you're picking for a living. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
I wanted to be able to play music, and then when I went out in my private life, my personal life, I didn't want… — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
I cut all my early records in Nashville, so I guess that makes me country. I call it country pop, but my love of… — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
I'm an electronic manipulator. Most people think J.J. Cale, he's organic. There ain't nothing organic about me. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
That's kinda what happened to me: I listened to jazz, country, R&B, rock 'n' roll. And when I sat down to write a song,… — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
Clapton was just picking up ideas. He picked up some of mine like I picked up some from the people before me. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
If you write songs long enough, you run out of material that's original to yourself. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
My performing and my singing leave much to be desired, but having other people record my songs is the most flattering thing that can… — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
There are entertainers and there are musicians, and I never was an entertainer. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
What my whole object was is not to really sell records. I was trying to sell songs. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
I'm always doing something that ain't happening, and I'm always happening when there ain't nothing going on. — J. J. Cale Copy Share Image
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I sound New York. I sound East Coast much more than a blonde person from L.A. — Julie Kavner Copy Share Image
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I'm truly, 100% guided by the characters and my Muse. If one of the characters suddenly decided to do something very different, I'd just… — Lori Foster Copy Share Image
