Lee Hazlewood quotes

Lee Hazlewood was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, acclaimed for his influential role in country, pop, and rock music. Known for his rich baritone voice and groundbreaking collaborations with Nancy Sinatra, he crafted a unique sound blending storytelling and unconventional arrangements. He left a lasting mark on popular music with his singular style and memorable songs. Here are 13 of his quotes:

Sweden was very nice. I did a lot of television. I wrote, directed and was in a lot of television there. (Lee Hazlewood)
So I became a producer because I knew one of the reasons was they didn't do them the way I thought was right. View quote
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When we did that kind of stuff our only rule was... Well, we didn't have any rules, really, but my rule, because I was the drinker of the group, was not at any time of the day before the night we're working. View quote
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People think I'm crazy because I travel too much, but I haven't been doing any of that lately because I got a little sick this year and I've tried to take care of it. View quote
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There's nothing worse, I guess, than being black in an all-white church or being southern and being a liberal. View quote
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Oh no, I'm not a historian or anything like that. View quote
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Nobody heard records of you playing whatever the melody was on those low strings. It worked out good, you know, about 25 or 26 million records later. I guess it worked out alright. View quote
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So anyway, I really enjoyed the European audiences. View quote
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I just did one movie and there was no career for me, anyway. View quote
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If it was Europe, I just picked a country that I hadn't been to, but I didn't try to check up on what was going on in the country or anything like that. I just went and had a good time and met a lot of very nice people who are still my friends. View quote
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I used to not stutter any. Oh, I did when I was a kid, I stuttered, I had a bad stutter until I was probably between the second and third grade and a guy got rid of it for me. (Lee Hazlewood)
The thing I hated about it was that you live in your trailer all the time and then they call you and you do maybe two dozen lines. Then they do that for three hours and you wait and wait and wait, and I don't like waiting. View quote
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You see I have to be in the clinic every Thursday and it's in Phoenix so I have to fly down or drive down. It has to be every Thursday for this damn stuff they're giving me. View quote
Lee Hazlewood

Lee Hazlewood

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Occupation: American Musician
Born: July 9, 1929
Died: August 4, 2007
Quotes count: 13