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16 quotes by Jeff Lynne

Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra. He was later a co-founder and member of the supergroup Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. Lynne has produced recordings for artists such as the Beatles, Paul McCartney,...
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I don't actually like touring.

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Old music is the same as new music - it's just a different way of delivering it.

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Yes, I love to play drums and bass and guitar and piano. Those are the main instruments I play. That is it.

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I think from the age of thirteen, I really wanted to be a producer and I've always thought that the producer was the top of the tree.

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I'm still getting thrilled with music even after 40 years of doing it professionally.

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It was so simple in the old days. You put out an album, people promoted it, it got in the charts, and you had a hit.

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At the end of the day I have to please myself. And I've made a record to please myself.

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As you get older, the days have gone, and the years have gone, and it's 'whoosh!'

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I just realized how long it was since the last album, and where did the time go? You know?

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I just want to be in the studio. When you've got all the gear you want in your own house, it's difficult to go out and do something else, you... →

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I try to find nice chord changes, that's how I love to start, and then I start trying to knock it into a song, knock it into shape.

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Live shows are fun - sometimes. But you have to practice for months on end.

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The first band I saw were Mike Sheridan and The Nightriders, in their brown mohair suits, in 1966.

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