Redbone Quotes & Sayings

The door closed firmly, leaving the poor old man on the other side, staring speechlessly at it, wondering at the silliness of females and thanking his maker that his masters had never had daughters, before taking himself off to continue his afternoon duties. — Sarah MacLean

Lonesome. Lonesome. I know what it means. Here all by my lonesome, dreaming empty dreams. Weary. Weary at the close of day, wondering if tomorrow brings me joy or sorrow. — Leon Redbone

I think there's a preoccupation with the American market to make excuses and justify its past. If it isn't current, it means somebody has to make an excuse for it. If it's 'cult,' it gives it a sense of illegitimate legitimacy. — Leon Redbone

I extract what I consider the best material from different sources. But often the material I perform comes from a very strange location in history, which are minstrel shows. — Leon Redbone

All right, then, I'll say it: Dante makes me sick. — Lope De Vega

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Famiglia isn't always blood, mio caro. Famiglia is built on bridges of love. Famiglia is there for you without condition. Famiglia supports you in your darkest moment of need. — Tillie Cole

I think of these things as obstacles rather than opportunities, because if they were opportunities it means I actually took the business of doing them seriously. To take myself too seriously is the gentle kiss of death. — Leon Redbone

The silence between the notes is the good part for me. I find that to be a very important part of music that is often lacking. — Leon Redbone

I have a visual sense for the music. It has to stay true to a certain sense of period. I rely on a sense of colors and mood in my approach to the arrangement. — Leon Redbone

The only thing that interests me is history - reviewing the past and making something out of it. — Leon Redbone

I'm not interested in stirring anybody up through music. If you're going to stir people up, it has to be a thought process that has nothing to do with music. I see music as having to do with an internal thing. Something that stirs you up is external. — Leon Redbone

There were honeys from across the city - Westport, Hollander Ridge, Gwynn Oak, Northwood. They were everything from redbone to yo-yo darkskin. The dimes among them carried Benetton bags, were dolled up like Lily Powers - finger waves, a head of dyed blond, and eyes like enchanted daggers. I saw we were outnumbered, as brothers who try the civilized way always are. — Ta-Nehisi Coates

Love,affection, attention and validation - These things cannot be controlled or coerced from another. They are given willingly to a genuine person who can meet the needs of the other. — Anonymous

I've always been a fan of issues around race and racialism, and I've loved playing with it. People act as though it isn't an issue, but it's a recurring theme in our lives globally. — Trevor Noah

Home is where you hang your hat. — Leon Redbone

I tend to notice work. — Leon Redbone

People seem to know about May Day everywhere except where it began, here in the United States of America. That's because those in power have done everything they can to erase its real meaning. — Noam Chomsky

Who told you I was a musician? — Leon Redbone

Who seeks shall find. — Sophocles

I don't do anything mysterious on purpose. I'm less than forthcoming, but that doesn't necessarily mean I'm mysterious. It just means I'm not inclined to go there. — Leon Redbone

Junior based all of his decisions on his dreams and visions, which created a lot of problems. — Sherman Alexie

The blues ain't nothing but a good man feelin' bad. — Leon Redbone

Other musicians are basically personalities who want to make a name for themselves. All I do is sing old songs in the best way I can. What else is there to know? If you were a blacksmith, what would people need to know about you other than whether you can make a good horseshoe? — Leon Redbone

There's a little Christmas in all of us, I guess. Even in me. — Leon Redbone

I got out of the music industry many years ago. I had a charlatan for a producer who I wanted nothing to do with. He's dead now, so I guess I can't beat that horse any more. It left a very bad taste in my mouth, so I just went on about my business doing what I do and not involving myself with record companies, except for distribution. — Leon Redbone

I don't think music should be played anywhere near politics. The two don't go together. — Leon Redbone

I just do a random roulette wheel version of what I've recorded or sometimes tunes I haven't recorded. It's a collection of whatever happens, happens. — Leon Redbone

Music doesn't really require whether the person's a young person or old person for whatever kind of music it is. — Leon Redbone

I'm sure they will have more sequels for 'Tarzan' where he goes to England, school, and whatever else they can think of. It's a natural that they will continue the series. — Kevin Lima

If I had mastered the Spanish language to any extent, I might have gone in that direction. — Leon Redbone

I don't have a home. I'm on the road, more or less. — Leon Redbone

Actually, my brother's in town," Tim replied casually, not looking up from his laptop. "He's staying with me at my townhouse." "Why are you here working then?" Lucas asked incredulously. "Because my brother is in town and staying with me at my townhouse," he repeated in the exact same tone. — Kendall McKenna

If you're not interested in history, if you're living for the day, you need some sort of cliche hook. I certainly don't think of myself as a cult anything. It's a strange thing to even consider pursuing. — Leon Redbone

She is wrong, you know. What you do is important. You save people," I told him, pressing my lips to the half-moon scar high upon his cheekbone. "You saved me." His arm tightened about my waist and we stood for a long moment, wrapped in each other. — Deanna Raybourn

I would like to speak 10 languages. — Leon Redbone

I'm sad and blue, about nobody but you. I told you that I loved you right from the start, you told me the same and now you try to break my little heart. — Leon Redbone

I would read Playboy more often, but my glasses keep steaming up. — George Burns

I've got a very behind-the-scenes personality. I don't know how I became a performer. I like to stay discreet, out of the public eye, very low-key. — Leon Redbone

I think if you've been invited to someone's house, you eat what they serve you. Even if you leave hungry, you be gracious enough to eat what they've prepared. — Paula Deen

It can even be a single note which defines the entire song. — Leon Redbone

Your non attachment to the mundane is your charm. Your attachment to the divine is your beauty. — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

What I do and what I record only work for the moment. — Leon Redbone