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People were talking while I was playing, so I got up and left the stage. I've gotten to the point where I'm not really very patient with patrons rapping during the show. And the people were all nice and quiet when I cam back.

~Bruce Hornsby

Topics: Back Cam Got Gotten Left Nice Patient People Playing Point Quiet Rapping Really Show Stage Talking Up Very Were Where While

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When I have the time at home, I'll practice three or four hours a day. I have to. And I'm a late starter; I started at age 17 and at age 51 I'm still learning.

~Bruce Hornsby

Topics: Age Day Four Home Hours Late Learning Practice Started Starter Still Three Time

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I guess after you've been doing something for 20 plus years, you have to work to stay interested.

~Bruce Hornsby

Topics: After Been Doing Guess Interested Plus Something Stay Work Years You

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No, I do it all, but I do love to play solo.

~Bruce Hornsby

Topics: Love Play Solo

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When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted to move people to take a stand on civil rights in this country.

~Bruce Hornsby

Topics: Civil Civil Rights Country Move People Rights Song Stand Take Wanted Way Wrote

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While housing discrimination and segregation in 2005 still affect millions of people, that's not the way it has to be. Some things can change and should.

~Bruce Hornsby

Topics: Affect Change Discrimination Housing Millions Millions Of People People Segregation Should Some Some Things Still Things Way While

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I felt it was time for there to be a document of what we sound like now.

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Topics: Document Felt Like Now Sound Time

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Our approach makes it so if you hear a said song of ours in 2003 and then you hear it again in 2009 it's probably evolved and changed a good bit, and hopefully for the better.

~Bruce Hornsby

Topics: Again Approach Better Bit Changed Evolved Good Hear Hopefully Makes Our Ours Said Song Then You

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That person who's going to a concert for a nostalgic reason, we're not really going to placate. We still play three or four hits every night. Now, we don't play them like the record. We try to find new ways to do it.

~Bruce Hornsby

Topics: Concert Every Every Night Find Four Going Hits Like New New Ways Night Nostalgic Now Person Play Really Reason Record Still Them Three Try Ways

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I feel like what I owe my audience is what I'm most passionate about.

~Bruce Hornsby

Topics: About Audience Feel Like Most Owe Passionate I Feel I Feel Like

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: November 23rd, 1954

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