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I learned that the songs that mean the most to me are the songs that I write by myself. While there were people I wrote really well with, particularly Gary Nicholson and Delbert McClinton, and I really enjoyed the experience, I came away from it feeling like I need to write by myself.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Away Came Enjoyed Experience Feeling Gary Learned Like Me Mean Most Myself Need Nicholson Particularly People Really Songs Well Were While Write Wrote I Came I Write

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I was just writing songs because, if a song shows up, you've gotta write it. I didn't know what to do with them. I didn't have any faith in my voice.

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Topics: Any Because Faith Gotta Just Know Shows Song Songs Them Up Voice Write Writing You

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I'm not an overly skilled piano player or organ player at all, but I think I'm the right piano and organ player for the Heartbreakers. And I've been the right piano and organ player for a lot of sessions that I've been called on.

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Topics: Been Lot Organ Overly Piano Player Right Skilled Think I Think

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I learned to play piano in a rock n' roll context or band context from country records - you know, Floyd Cramer - and from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and Stax. And none of those are keyboard records.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Band Beatles Context Country Floyd Keyboard Know Learned None Piano Play Records Rock Rock N Roll Roll Rolling Rolling Stones Stones Those You

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I quit college and neglected to tell my dad.

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Topics: College Dad Neglected Quit Tell I Quit

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My parents always knew that I loved music. They just didn't think I'd try to make it a career. They thought I'd be a painter or an art teacher or something like that.

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Topics: Always Art Career Just Knew Like Loved Make Music Painter Parents Something Teacher Think Thought Try

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I think that with Bob Dylan around, we're living in an era where we have Whitman presenting new work, we have Dickens presenting new work, we have Yeats and Shakespeare presenting new work. It's that level.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Around Bob Bob Dylan Dickens Dylan Era Level Living New Presenting Shakespeare Think Where Work I Think

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There was a period when I wrote in Nashville for Maverick and then Warner/Chappell, and it was interesting.

~Benmont Tench

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I did enjoy Nashville a lot of the time, because I made really good friends who were really good songwriters, and they would be a joy to hang out with.

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Topics: Because Did Enjoy Friends Good Good Friends Hang Joy Lot Made Nashville Out Really Songwriters Time Were Who Would

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The idea that I could write songs that people wanted to hear came from other people who said they liked what I did.

~Benmont Tench

Topics: Came Could Did Hear Idea Liked Other People Said Songs Wanted Who Write

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 7th, 1953

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