Burt Bacharach Quotations

He told me, 'Don't give me an album of pop songs like people will expect, songs that will get played on the radio. Take some risks.'

It's not getting any better, is it? I don't want my 19-year-old boy going into the army. I love these little kids. They understand how passionate I am.

Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football.

If Bush said just once: 'Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,' or showed some humanity.

What the world needs now is love, sweet love, It's the only thing that there's just too little of.

I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very moved, I was in tears.

I never like to be lied to by a girlfriend or agent and certainly not the president of the United States.

I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they're wrong.

I felt alienated at school, and I never did well with girls.

I'd met Dr Dre, he was thinking about his next album, we talked a little and he said, 'Let me give you some of these loops and see what you come up with'.