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I think if you're writing from the heart, very often, the subject matter will adjust as you age... but you try to write the best song you can possibly write. For us, we have the same basic elements that make up the America sound.

~Gerry Beckley

Topics: Adjust Age America Basic Best Elements Heart Make Make Up Matter Often Possibly Same Song Sound Subject Subject Matter Think Try Up Us Very Will Write Writing You I Think

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Also in Norah Jones, now there's a voice that sounds and I don't mean disrespect but sounds a hundred years old that sounds incredibly experienced. It's just an exciting time.

~Gerry Beckley

Topics: Also Disrespect Exciting Exciting Time Experienced Hundred Hundred Years Incredibly Just Mean Norah Now Old Sounds Time Voice Years

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At the time, we thought it was a nice way to say something unique about the group to make us different from all the other bands kicking around in London.

~Gerry Beckley

Topics: About Around Bands Different Group Kicking London Make Nice Nice Way Other Say Something Thought Time Unique Us Way

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I feel pretty confident in my own ability.

~Gerry Beckley

Topics: Ability Confident Feel My Own Own Pretty I Feel

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I know acts and I'm not going to name names but these people sold ten million copies the first time and the second album sells three million and it's considered a failure and they're dropped and that's really a shame.

~Gerry Beckley

Topics: Acts Album Considered Copies Dropped Failure First First Time Going Know Million Name Names People Really Second Sells Shame Sold Ten Three Time

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I try to be careful to not just say it's a greatest hits show because we've also made efforts to keep people up to date so to speak because we continually write and record and put out albums.

~Gerry Beckley

Topics: Albums Also Be Careful Because Careful Continually Date Efforts Greatest Greatest Hits Hits Just Keep Made Out People Put Record Say Show Speak Try Up Write

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If anyone asks me about the George Martin years I usually say I group all of that stuff together as the single greatest experience but I wasn't scared I was just really looking forward to it.

~Gerry Beckley

Topics: About Anyone Ask Experience Forward George Greatest Group Just Looking Looking Forward Martin Me Really Say Scared Single Stuff Together Years

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It's not a bad problem to have because a lot of classic acts are known for one or two songs and in their show they basically hold those songs off until the end and you sit through an hour or so of lesser known material but in our case most of the songs are well known.

~Gerry Beckley

Topics: Acts Bad Basically Because Case Classic End Hold Hour Known Lesser Lot Material Most Off One Or Two Our Problem Show Sit Songs Those Through Two Until Well Well Known You

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It's one thing to be a fan and it's another thing to be a label.

~Gerry Beckley

Topics: Another Fan Label One Thing Thing

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It's what everyone is after, I mean they want success and when they get it it's an incredible pressure but what you have to do is try to keep the big picture in view.

~Gerry Beckley

Topics: After Big Big Picture Everyone Get Incredible Keep Mean Picture Pressure Success Try View Want You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 12th, 1952

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