The Quest

Album: Jeff Bridges (2011)
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Songfacts®:

  • The closing track of Jeff Bridges' self-titled album was one of three songs written for the project by his friend John Goodwin, who the Crazy Heart actor has known since the fourth grade. They previously worked together on Bridges' first record, Be Here Soon, which was released in 2000.
  • During an interview with The Boot, Bridges was asked what he feels his quest is? He replied: "I guess my personal quest is waking up. Waking up to all sorts of stuff, [to] see that we're all so connected more than we think we are. And to wake up to that fact and then start behaving that way."

    Bridges added: "'Behaving that way' means taking care of each other. We're travelers on this little, tiny dust speck thrown out into space, and we got to get together and make this place work. It's as simple as that."

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