A biography for Lyle Lovetthasn’t been written yet.
“My parents worked for Exxon, and they gave me every chance to take part in music. I took guitar lessons, and I was in the choir at school.”
“I'm not really a competitive person, and I'm not naturally comfortable in front of people.”
“The most important thing you can do as a performer is to be yourself, or be an onstage version of yourself. If you're not being true to yourself, and somebody likes that other version of you, you're kind of stuck.”
“It's really a lot easier to write about things that are problematic. Who wants to hear how happy you are?”
“Dad often told me, 'My job is to help my boss do his job and make him look good.' That was my dad's objective. Everything about the way he conducted himself was to communicate support for his superiors and respect for his coworkers. The way he dressed was his starting point in that communication.”
“The first time I toured with the 'Large Band' in 1988, I got so tired. If I just stood still anywhere, I could go to sleep. I was that tired. But I had to perform. And I did, and after that tour, I was much less fretful about going out onstage.”
“Tipping your hat to a lady is good form. If you're at a dinner table, you'd most certainly take your hat off - cowboy hat, baseball hat, or otherwise.”