Al Stewart Quotes

Al Stewart is a British singer-songwriter known for his folk-rock music and poetic lyrics. With his introspective songwriting style and melodic tunes, Stewart gained popularity in the 1970s and has continued to create music that resonates with audiences. His unique blend of storytelling and music has made him a respected figure in the folk genre.

Nothing that's forced can ever be right, if it doe... -Al Stewart

Nothing that's forced can ever be right, if it doesn't come naturally, leave it.

Only two to three per cent of an audience is interested in words and pays attention to lyrics; most of the rest of it is about image or the beat or the sound, or else it's a tribal thing - country & western, rap, heavy metal, with historical folk rock off in some kind of cult.

The evening sings in a voice of amber, the dawn is... -Al Stewart

The evening sings in a voice of amber, the dawn is surely coming.

Looking so cool, his greed is hard to conceal, he's fresh out of law school, you gave him a license to steal.

We measure our days out in steps of uncertainty not turning to see how far we've come. And peer down the highway from here to eternity and reach out for love on the run.

Louis Armstrong playing trumpet on the Judgment Da... -Al Stewart

Louis Armstrong playing trumpet on the Judgment Day.

Whoever you pretend to be, you must face yourself ... -Al Stewart

Whoever you pretend to be, you must face yourself eventually.

You reach out your hand, but you're all alone, in ... -Al Stewart

You reach out your hand, but you're all alone, in those time passages.

All those people who go to NASCAR and sing country & western songs and live in Tennessee, they totally ignore me, they don't come to my shows, I just don't exist for them and they don't exist for me.

I know there's a big bad world out there, but I ra... -Al Stewart

I know there's a big bad world out there, but I rarely come across it.

There's room in the world for one historical folk-rock singer to make a decent living, and I happen to be it.

Jimi Hendrix played loud and free, Sergeant Pepper... -Al Stewart

Jimi Hendrix played loud and free, Sergeant Pepper was real to me.

Look to the past and remember no empire rises that... -Al Stewart

Look to the past and remember no empire rises that sooner or later won't fall.

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