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

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Who told you I was a musician? by Leon Redbone

Who told you I was a musician?

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

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

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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.

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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.

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The only thing that interests me is history - reviewing the past... by Leon Redbone

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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Home is where you hang your hat. by Leon Redbone

Home is where you hang your hat.

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I tend to notice work. by Leon Redbone

I tend to notice work.

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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.

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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.

day myself you history

I don't think music should be played anywhere near politics. The... by Leon Redbone

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

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My views on music, and life in general, are completely out of step with everything that's going on. I've always been out of step. The only thing that interests me is history, reviewing the past and making something out of it.

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If I had mastered the Spanish language to any extent, I might hav... by Leon Redbone

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

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I would like to speak 10 languages. by Leon Redbone

I would like to speak 10 languages.

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

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

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