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13 quotes by Steve Forbert

Samuel Stephen "Steve" Forbert (born December 13, 1954) is an American pop music singer-songwriter. He is best known for his song "Romeo's Tune", which reached No. 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980. It also spent two weeks at No. 8 in Canada.
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You don't see a lot of difference between the Gin Blossoms and the Byrds.

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There was just no way I could leave this little Martin guitar in my apartment overnight or even in the afternoon, and expect to find it there when I... →

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Folk-rock hasn't changed much over the decades since the Byrds started it.

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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... →

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So I played the acoustic guitar and harmonica and stomped my foot and I think I was right in assuming that Greenwich Village would be the best place... →

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It's often said that life is strange. But compared to what?

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And the music, as far as a type of music, it's still pretty viable.

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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'm not trying to be the new anybody.

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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... →

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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... →

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