Jimmy Webb Quotes


What has worked before is never as good as something that has never been tried before, even if it doesn't work.


Citations

Webb, Jimmy. Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting. Hyperion, 1998.

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Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb
  • Born: August 15, 1946
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Songwriter, Composer, Singer

Jimmy Layne Webb is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He has written numerous platinum-selling songs, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park". He has had successful collaborations with Glen Campbell, Michael Feinstein, Linda Ronstadt, the 5th Dimension, Art Garfunkel, and Richard Harris.