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Burt Bacharach Biography

Burt Freeman Bacharach (/ˈbækəræk/ BAK-ə-rak; born May 12, 1928) is an American composer, songwriter, record producer, pianist, and singer who has composed hundreds of popular hit songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with popular lyricist Hal David. A six-time Grammy Award winner and three-time Academy Award winner, Bacharach's songs have been recorded by more than 1,000 different artists. As of 2014[update], he had written 73 US and 52 UK Top 40 hits. He is considered one of the most important composers of 20th-century popular music.

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Knowing when to leave may be the smartest thing anyone can learn.

Knowing, Learn, Leave, May, Smartest

I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they're wrong.

Mistake, People, Problem, Tell, Truth

Music breeds its own inspiration. You can only do it by doing it. You may not feel like it, but you push yourself. It's a work process. Or just improvise. Something will come.

Inspiration, May, Push, Work, Writing Songs

I'd met Dr Dre, he was thinking about his next album, we talked a little and he said, 'Let me give you some of these loops and see what you come up with'.

Dre, Drs, Giving, Loops, See, Thinking

Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football.

Football, Hell, Kicked, Playing Football

What the world needs now is love, sweet love, It's the only thing that there's just too little of.

Love, Needs, Sweet, Thing

It's not getting any better, is it? I don't want my 19-year-old boy going into the army. I love these little kids. They understand how passionate I am.

Army, Boys, Kids, Love, Passionate, Understand

I started playing piano with a little band in high school. I was terrible. I thought I had absolutely no talent. I couldn't keep time. I only got into McGill, which was a lousy music school, because they were taking American music students.

Band, Music, Piano, School, Terrible, Time

I never like to be lied to by a girlfriend or agent and certainly not the president of the United States.

Agent, Girlfriend, President, States, United, United States

I felt alienated at school, and I never did well with girls.

Alienated, Felt, Girl, School, Wells

If Bush said just once: 'Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,' or showed some humanity.

Accept, Apology, Boys, Country

A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the word you first thought of.

Funny, Sarcasm, Spell, Synonym, Word, Writing

Never be ashamed to write a melody that people remember.

Melody, People, Remember, Write, Writing

I recorded the song live in front of an orchestra, and yes, I was very moved, I was in tears.

Orchestra, Recorded, Song, Tears, Yes