Burt Bacharach Quotes
I never like to be lied to by a girlfriend or agent, and certainly not the president of the United States.
Bacharach, Burt. Interview by Craig McLean. "What the world needs now is Burt." The Daily Telegraph, 22 Oct. 2005.
When Billy Carter ran for mayor of Plains, GA, he predicted:
While there are dramatic exceptions such as during the Nixon and George W. Bush administrations, compared to most other nations were the indicator of official lying is a leader’s lips moving, the United States is among the leading nations with respect to official deception of the citizens.
Referring to his opponent in the 1926 New York gubernatorial race, incumbent Governor Al Smith:
Burt Freeman Bacharach is an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with 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, 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.
