Trini Lopez quotes

  • I started my career in Dallas, yes. I was born and raised in Dallas. I started my career there when I was very young. My guitar was bigger than I was. That's how young I was.
    -- Trini Lopez

    #Guitar #Careers #Dallas

  • I was approached personally by the Gibson Corporation.
    -- Trini Lopez

    #Corporations #Taxi

  • Everybody recommended me to Sinatra and Don Costa, because everybody was enjoying my music. I got a big following going on. Nino (Tempo) told Don Costa "you gotta come see this guy." And that's how Don Costa heard about me, through Nino Tempo. Then, Don Costa brought me to the attention of Frank Sinatra and Reprise Records.
    -- Trini Lopez

    #Guy #Attention #Records

  • I went to my friend's house one day, and he had an electric guitar he had just bought with a tiny little amp. I turned the volume up to 10 and I hit one chord, and I said, I'm in love.

  • I loved playing the guitar and I knew I was pretty good at it, so that's what I wanted to do with my life.

  • What made me want to play guitar was that painting of Wings in concert in the gatefold of Wings Over America. It looked so exciting... I wanted to be part of it.

  • Stay focused. You gotta believe in yourself. I think that's the biggest thing I've been able to do throughout my whole career, even before I actually had a big career in this industry.

  • The only people who have control over their careers are the ones you see on the covers of magazines. Everyone else is just plodding along making a living. The key is not to live over your means and overdo it.

  • I wanted to make sure that I did one movie in my career that mothers hug me for.

  • A set of Bollywood actresses are coming through Dallas soon in a live tour; I'd pay a lot to see them, but alas, I'm fully booked elsewhere.

  • Usually I get recognized for The Blue Lagoon or Dallas.

  • Here's the deal. I get to marry you. You get to become a Garrett - although, considering what you're marrying into, I'm not certain that's much of an incentive." Dallas to Amy

  • I learned a lot I wouldn't have learned roaming the streets of Dallas.