I quit college and neglected to tell my dad. Benmont Tench collegedadneglect Change image and share on social
You can go crazy and play solos in the right place, and that's great because it can intensify and bring an emotional lift. But the thing is you don't want to get in the way of the song. Benmont Tench bringcrazyemotional Change image and share on social
The idea that I could write songs that people wanted to hear came from other people who said they liked what I did. Benmont Tench hearideapeople Change image and share on social
I learned that the songs that mean the most to me are the songs that I write by myself. While there were people I wrote really well with, particularly Gary Nicholson and Delbert McClinton, and I really enjoyed the experience, I came away from it feeling like I need to write by myself. Benmont Tench delbertenjoyexperience share on social
I've always written songs since I was a kid - always. Benmont Tench havekidsong Change image and share on social
I think that with Bob Dylan around, we're living in an era where we have Whitman presenting new work, we have Dickens presenting new work, we have Yeats and Shakespeare presenting new work. It's that level. Benmont Tench bobdickendylan share on social
Tom would bring in songs, Mike would engineer, and we recorded about 30 songs. Benmont Tench bringengineermike Change image and share on social
Besides, I'm fairly incompetent. I can't play that fast. Benmont Tench fairlyfastincompetent Change image and share on social
I try to find little things that you can do to move the song along and things that serve the song. Benmont Tench findmoveserve Change image and share on social
