Al Stewart quotes

Al Stewart is a Scottish singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician known for his storytelling lyrics and historical themes. His most famous songs include "Year of the Cat" and "Time Passages." He continues to inspire audiences worldwide with his unique blend of folk music and poetic narratives. Here are 12 of his quotes:

The evening sings in a voice of amber, the dawn is surely coming. (Al Stewart)
Whoever you pretend to be, you must face yourself eventually. View quote
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Looking so cool, his greed is hard to conceal, he's fresh out of law school, you gave him a license to steal. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I know there's a big bad world out there, but I rarely come across it. View quote
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Nothing that's forced can ever be right, if it doesn't come naturally, leave it. View quote
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Louis Armstrong playing trumpet on the Judgment Day. View quote
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Jimi Hendrix played loud and free, Sergeant Pepper was real to me. View quote
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There's room in the world for one historical folk-rock singer to make a decent living, and I happen to be it. View quote
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You reach out your hand, but you're all alone, in those time passages. (Al Stewart)
Look to the past and remember no empire rises that sooner or later won't fall. View quote
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Al Stewart

Al Stewart - Image
Photo: Vandonovan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: Scottish Musician
Born: September 5, 1945
Quotes count: 12

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