American - Musician | December 13, 1955 -
People can't stay out of their cars. I do think we have a real problem staying out of our automobiles. We have a real dependency on them, and it may be for more than just transportation.
Steve Forbert
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But I'm able to just keep going, and that's the challenge. It's the next song. And then just enjoying the shows and people who come out to the shows. It's pretty organic, really.
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I'm self-deprecating, but I'm an artist, too. I have to write new songs to chronicle stuff for myself. I write a song like 'Middle Age' or 'Responsibility' or 'I Just Work Here,' and it's about how bleak life can be. But it's real.
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I haven't had the most lucrative career. If I'm going to be completely honest, I'm a one-hit wonder.
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And the music, as far as a type of music, it's still pretty viable.
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Folk-rock hasn't changed much over the decades since the Byrds started it.
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I don't cringe when I think of doing old material. A lot of the people have been with me through the years.
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I just play, and I'm always trying to write songs.
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I relate to the audiences and they know me. It's pretty real.
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I wouldn't be interested in just doing a show that's mapped out and choreographed with a set list. That would've been boring so long ago it just wouldn't be any fun.
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I'm not trying to be the new anybody.
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I've had an advantage; I've had a sort of open public acceptance in New York that doesn't happen to just anyone trying to make the transition you were talking about.
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