Top 13 Quotes & Sayings by Burton Cummings

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian musician Burton Cummings.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Burton Cummings

Burton Lorne Cummings is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for leading The Guess Who during that band's most successful period from 1965 to 1975, and for a lengthy solo career.

I'm not Bill Evans. I'm not Keith Jarrett. I'm basically a singer who plays along with his voice.
It's like a runner or a swimmer training all the time. I sing every day.
Most of my ambitions were seeded at St. John's. My time there was some of the best time I have spent on Earth thus far. — © Burton Cummings
Most of my ambitions were seeded at St. John's. My time there was some of the best time I have spent on Earth thus far.
I can put up a blog in 10 seconds.
As a member of Guess Who, I think 'No Time' was the best thing we ever did. It was a pivotal song in our career.
The biggest compliment I get is that I don't sound like anybody else. I think I value that as the highest compliment.
When I'm not touring, I sing at home, either at the piano or I'll pick up my guitar, singing old Buck Owens songs.
You could live in Winnipeg a thousand years and not meet Ringo, Paul McCartney, or Bob Dylan.
I certainly haven't lived the life of a Buddhist monk.
I sing in key, thank you very much.
My book is already online. I can type 150 words a minute. I took typing in high school.
When I'm in the car and somebody comes on the radio singing the high notes, I try to sing along.
There may be a new album, and there may not. Right now, we're encouraging bootlegging because there have been some great live things that ended up on the Internet. Rather than try to stop it, we like it. If nobody gave a crap about you, they wouldn't bother to bootleg you.
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