That folk music led to learning to play, and making things up led to what turns out to be the most lucrative part of the music business - writing, because you get paid every time that song gets played. Jackson Browne businessfolklead share on social
I don't avoid anything. In my songs I just choose to talk about certain things, and so yeah, there are some aspects of my character and personality that don't come out. Jackson Browne aspectavoidcharacter Change image and share on social
I get some heat for what English people call 'overproduction.' I don't think my older stuff was overproduced, but I do think that sound has dated. Jackson Browne calldateenglish Change image and share on social
So I had a couple of years of playing trumpet. I really enjoyed it, but it was not the kind of instrument you could whip out at a party. Let's face it. Jackson Browne coupleenjoyface Change image and share on social
My forays into trying to date girls my own age from the school I went to were all pretty tortured. Jackson Browne agedateforay Change image and share on social
When I really started liking music was when I could play some of it myself, and after a couple of years of playing folk music, I kinda rediscovered those hits that were on the radio all the time when I was a kid. Jackson Browne couplefolkhit share on social
I'm sensitive, you know, about some things, and as some of my partners could attest to, incredibly insensitive. Jackson Browne attestincrediblyinsensitive Change image and share on social
Very often it's really inconvenient - who you fall in love with. You can't really control it. Jackson Browne controlfallinconvenient Change image and share on social
Also, right at that particular time in the music business, because of people like the Beatles, people began owning their own publishing. I'll just say this really quickly - they used to divide the money for the music that was written in two, just equal halves. Jackson Browne beatlesbeginbusiness share on social
I'm a big fan of British journalists like 'The Independent's Robert Fisk, but it's hard to find voices like his in the U.S. Jackson Browne bigbritishfan Change image and share on social