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David Berman

American Musician

Born: Jan 4, 1967

Died: Aug 7, 2019

Always Life Me Music People Think

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Natalie Maines has a voice for the centuries. David Berman

Voice Natalie Centuries

I trust myself. David Berman

Myself Trust

I imagine that I'm less famous than the 15th ranked bowler in the world. David Berman

World Ranked Bowler Than Famous Less Imagine

I always loved bands with mystique. David Berman

Mystique Always Bands Loved

I grew up the son of a businessman. And I didn't get into music to be a businessman. David Berman

Music Son Up Get Grew Businessman

If critics were harder on the musicians that they love, there would be better songs. But as they grow older and they lose their talent, critics refuse to let them know that and protect them, and they get to the point where they put out music that just isn't up to the levels where they've already been. David Berman

Love Music Musicians Better Lose Older Out Would Would-Be Critics Point Songs Put Talent Know Protect Were Been Up Get Just Refuse Where Them Grow Harder Levels

It must be very strange to live in the world of Willie Nelson or Bruce Springsteen or Pearl Jam. I don't know what kind of handle they have on their own loss of talent. David Berman

I can't imagine putting my name on a t-shirt. For someone to wear my name? Me? It's ridiculous. David Berman

Me Wear Someone Putting Name Ridiculous Imagine

For a long time, I've struggled very, very much with what people call treatment-resistant depression. David Berman

Depression Time People Long Long Time Struggled Call Very Much

I bought a guitar when I was twenty. But I didn't write a song until I was 25 or 26. I never learned to play others songs. I learned to play my own songs while I was learning how to make them better. David Berman

Learning Song Guitar Better Own Others My Own Write Never Songs Bought Until Make Learned How While Them Twenty Play

I was 29 or 30 when I felt sure of what I was doing, but not fully identifying as a songwriter until I was 37. David Berman

Songwriter Until Identifying Sure Felt Doing Fully

Like they used to say about Joe Montana, he threw soft because he couldn't throw hard. He was successful because he didn't try to do what he couldn't. I couldn't rock out harder than everybody, or overpower people with mastery like Jack White of the White Stripes, so why try? That's why I've always worked harder on words. David Berman

People Words Try White Everybody Montana Say Stripes Out Joe About Threw Throw He Like Because Mastery Rock Always Jack Than Worked Successful Used Hard Why Harder Soft

I was much further along as a poet than as a songwriter, but the songs were getting more attention. They were doing what art is supposed to do, mixing it up with people. David Berman

Art People Poet Further More Songs Songwriter Attention Along Supposed Doing Were Mixing Up Than Getting Much

I don't have room in my mind to think about musical equipment. David Berman

Mind Think Musical About Equipment Room

Lyrically, country music is the most satisfying music for me. David Berman

Music Me Country Lyrically Country Music Most Satisfying

When I was seven my parents divorced. My father went to Dallas. My mom fled to the shelter of my grandparents in a strange central Ohio town of 22,000, Wooster. When it looked like I was growing up to be a wimp I was forced to live with my father, which I did not want to do. David Berman

All my songs were made at the end of the neck, 'farmer's corner' chords. David Berman

Made Corner Songs Were End Farmer Chords Neck

I'm not the type to demand affirmation or to worry that I'll be forgotten. I'm more the type to dare the world to forget me. David Berman

Me World Type Worry Dare More Demand Affirmation Forget Forgotten

I want so many artists that I care about to go away and grow up, and have been amazed at how hard that is for some people to do. David Berman

People Care Some People Go Away Some About How Amazed Go Been Up Artists Want Hard Many Grow Grow Up Away

I try every day and every night to find a movie or a TV show that I can watch, but I just can't make it past ten minutes of anything. David Berman

Day Every Day Try Past Every TV Find TV Show Minutes Ten Ten Minutes Make Just Movie Anything Show Watch Every Night Night

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