Barry Gibb quotes

Barry Gibb is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as a member of the Bee Gees. His distinctive falsetto voice and prolific songwriting have made a major impact on popular music. He has received numerous awards and is recognized as one of the most influential musicians in pop history. Here are 45 of his quotes:

As long as you're having fun, that's the key. The moment it becomes a grind, it's over. (Barry Gibb)
Everybody is a teenage idol. View quote
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I don't want to live on past records. View quote
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But all bubbles have a way of bursting or being deflated in the end. View quote
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I never really did any disco dancing. View quote
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I have a huge ego and a huge inferiority complex at the same time. View quote
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I will always have my songs and I don't think I will ever dry-up. View quote
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It is not the money but the self-respect and wanting to create good music. View quote
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By going solo I could lose a fortune but money is not important. View quote
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I love making records; I love making music; I love writing songs. View quote
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When you write a song you have an idea of how it should be sung but it doesn't work out that way if someone else records it. (Barry Gibb)
I've worked with a lot of people who are more famous than myself who are terribly insecure. View quote
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I just love the feeling a close family gives you and I wouldn't change it for anything. View quote
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I've never been into parties, premieres or night-clubbing. View quote
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I would be content if I had nothing but a tape-recorder. I could still write songs and record them. View quote
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But even now, when people see me in the street, they point upwards to the sky. View quote
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The secret is to make sure your family comes before anything else, because no matter what you do you've got to come home. View quote
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It was great being together as a band, but much more difficult being brothers than it was being in a band. View quote
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I'm Mr Boring, not a party-goer at all. View quote
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Leaving Australia was the hardest thing I have ever done. View quote
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I don't ever wish I was somebody else. (Barry Gibb)
Maurice was a silly man. Maurice liked being silly. View quote
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You are never really prepared for criticism. View quote
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Now there is a new group every week; it seems like everybody and anybody can get into the charts. View quote
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It is commercial pop that the majority of people understand. A working man's daughter would not understand blues. View quote
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Barry Gibb

Barry Gibb - Image
Photo: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: English Musician
Born: September 1, 1946
Quotes count: 45

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