Quotes by Jackson Browne

Also, right at that particular time in the music business, because of people like the Beatles, people began owning their own publishing. I'll just say this really quickly - they used to divide the money for the music that was written in two, just equal halves. (Jackson Browne)

Also, right at that particular time in the music business, because of people like the Beatles, people began owning their own publishing. Ill just say this really quickly - they used to divide the money for the music that was written in two, just equal halves. (Jackson Browne)

And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because thats what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet. (Jackson Browne)

As far as those kinds of things, I also played at the concert to call for the release of Nelson Mandela when he was a political prisoner in South Africa. We were celebrating his 70th birthday and calling for his release. (Jackson Browne)

I grew up reading Shakespeare and Mark Twain. (Jackson Browne)

I love to read. I love to stretch. In the morning, I get up, and if I'm not in a hurry, I will lie on the floor on a rug, look through some books and magazines, and maybe listen to music and try to do stretching exercises to tune up. (Jackson Browne)

I never was a very good singer. (Jackson Browne)

I started playing the trumpet when I was about eight. (Jackson Browne)

I told my father I wanted to play the banjo, and so he saved the money and got ready to give me a banjo for my next birthday, and between that time and my birthday, I lost interest in the banjo and was playing guitar. (Jackson Browne)

I wrote the song For A Dancer for a friend of mine who died in a fire. He was in the sauna in a house that burned down, so he had no idea anything was going on. It was very sad. (Jackson Browne)