Chris Bourke > Quotes

“The band responded by handing their instruments over to some fans during the encores, and leaving the stage. ‘That was the ultimate,’ Paul told Q. ‘People pay to come in and see us – and end up playing the bloody songs themselves.”
― Chris Bourke, Crowded House: Something So Strong

“Our son Barney was about to be born when I started, [this book] and will start school about the time this is going to press. When I told him I was a writer and not a firefighter, he said:" but writers don't do anything.”
― Chris Bourke, Good-bye Maoriland: The Songs and Sounds of New Zealand's Great War