Bo Burnham Quotes

I've never been good at rock'n'roll songs, anyway; either I'm blessed or I'm cursed, but whatever I write comes out sounding old.

I have absolutely no musical talent of my own!

My first two records are so simply constructed. The reason isn't because I wanted to make simple music. It's because I don't really have the chops.

See, I'm not a very good musician.

Ultimately, I don't think you can teach a tone-deaf person how to sing. Some talents you're just born with, unfortunately.

There's hardly anything I've ever done that's made me cringe; I've got pretty good pitch, for a start, so I'm not known for hitting bum notes.

I listen to all sorts of music, but I'm not musically talented. Everyone expects me to be a good singer or musician, but I really am terrible. I'm a great dancer, though.

I've always been that way. I'm not very good at reading music but I'm pretty quick at picking things up.

I've always been talented, always been able to sing or remember a song after hearing it one time.

I wasn't talented as a musician.

I wasn't actually very naturally good at economics. My brain doesn't work very well, in terms of mathematics.

I have no musical talent at all. I was banned from music classes and told I would never be able to understand anything. I still don't think I can sing, but somehow I get away with it.

I've got a pretty good musical ear, and I can pick things up.

I couldn't do rap. I was trying. I don't know how. I'm not good enough to know.

I can conduct better than I count.

I like to think of myself as a pretty good athlete, I don't think I'm a great sprinter, but 200, 400, maybe 800. I won't say excel in them, but I'd do pretty good.

I practice on the acoustic guitar a little bit, but I think I have reached the peak of my talent.

I'm a pretty good drummer. I'm pretty good at guitar, bass and piano. I can play accordion; I'm not virtuoso. I've played cello before. My sister played it, and I know how to play it, but I'm not the best. Violin is kind of the same thing.

Speaking purely from a musical standpoint, I think I am a great performer.

I am tone deaf.

I'm blessed with a good pair of ears. That's how I fooled my piano teacher. I'd watch his fingers and I'd listen to it, and I just kind of basically learned it by myself.

I'm a real band guy, you know? I'm really good at certain things, and the band stuff is one of them.

I never was a very good singer.

I know I'm not musically talented.

You can't go to the store and buy a good ear and rhythm.