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I think we've always been better live.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Always Been Better Live Think I Think

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I try to find little things that you can do to move the song along and things that serve the song.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Along Find Little Little Things Move Serve Song Things Try You

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If you call attention to yourself at the expense of the song, that's the cardinal sin.

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Topics: Attention Call Cardinal Expense Sin Song You Yourself

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You can go crazy and play solos in the right place, and that's great because it can intensify and bring an emotional lift. But the thing is you don't want to get in the way of the song.

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Topics: Because Bring Crazy Emotional Get Go Great Lift Place Play Right Right Place Solos Song Thing Want Way You

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I loved working with Bob Dylan.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Bob Bob Dylan Dylan Loved Working

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I got to play on a couple of records with the Rolling Stones, and that was really special to me.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Couple Got Me Play Really Records Rolling Rolling Stones Special Stones

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Working with Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson takes you up another level.

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Topics: Another Level Nelson Takes Up Willie Willie Nelson Working You

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Sometimes you work with somebody you've never heard of because you just feel like working.

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Topics: Because Feel Heard Just Like Never Somebody Sometimes Work Working You

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I've always written songs since I was a kid - always.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Always Kid Since Songs Written

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In Mudcrutch we all wrote songs, and when it got to the focus on Tom and the Heartbreakers, I kept writing songs, but it wasn't anything that was up the Heartbreakers tree, I didn't think - and I don't think they did, either. So I kept writing songs for the hell of it, but I didn't want to make a record just for the sake of making a record.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Anything Did Either Focus Got Hell Just Kept Make Making Record Sake Songs Think Tom Tree Up Want Writing Wrote

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 7th, 1953

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