Quotes By Maurice Gibb

No one knew me until I met my wife Lulu. Lulu's mother used to ask, Which one is Maurice? For six months she thought Lulu was dating Barry.

I was always the sexy bass player in the background while Robin stood centre. Barry and I played it up a bit, gave 'em a bit of thigh.

We don't mind being ripped apart, but don't rip the songs apart. They're like our kids.

It's very hard to write a song alone. It's only by jamming that you can get a song together.

Everybody who knows us knows we always have a good time.

We worked for 11 years to get where we are today, and I want to take our work seriously so that later on I'll be able to appreciate the money we've made.

Robin had always wanted to go solo, so when it happened I wasn't angry at all. I understood the situation. But Barry is so full of pride and couldn't understand why Robin had done it.

I write the music because I can't really write lyrics. But I can write chords like Robin's never heard of. So I provide the music for them to add the lyrics to.

I was always the one left behind. Out in the streets, when they saw me they'd say, That's just one of the Bee Gees.

As an alcoholic, you have no appreciation for your wife or your children's feelings, but I'm making up for that now. I'm winning my children's trust back.

FOr a while, I'd never had the opportunity to prove on TV that I could play the piano.

They don't bother too much with the balance and things on blues records.

I'll be honest. We copied everyone... the Beatles, the Bachelors. It was the only way people would even listen to you.

When we write, we complement each other. We wrote six songs, Barry and I, while Robin was ill during the American tour, and they were terrible until Robin came back, and then everything worked out.

Jim Morrison's very good looking, but I don't like this version of the song. The Feliciano version is better.

We expected to have a good time with Clive Anderson 'cause I've always liked him, his shows.

When Andy died, I just drank to dumb my mind.

Barry seems to be more flamboyant merely because he gets more interviews to talk about it.

Elton wanted a garden. They were building all afternoon while we were rehearsing. And then they built a fountain for Elton. And he said, I was only joking!

Finally, I found a program that's put my troubles behind me.

Harmonies are nice.

Robin hasn't got a big nose - but I can soon arrange that.

I think we have to act like stars because it is expected of us. So we drive our big cars and live in our smart houses.

I heard my brother's voice even though we were apart. I then answered the phone and found him on the line.

America? They had a good girl singer, Janis Joplin.

Tiny Tim? Anyone could sing like that. It's atrocious. It's hideous, really.

I'm not a big blues fan, but I don't know anyone who doesn't dig B.B. King.

I'm quite proud of my piano playing. Robin's never played a note on the piano at our recording sessions. I just wish I could be appreciated musically now.

I suppose being his twin made me understand Robin that much more easily.

The most important thing about recovery is to pass the message on.