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• Picked up his nickname "T-Bone" at the age of 5.
• At 17, he opened his own recording studio in Fort Worth that catered to local bands and visiting musicians.
• Big break came in 1975 when he met Bob Dylan's friend Bob Neuwirth, which led to Dylan inviting Burnett to play guitar in his Rolling Thunder Revue tour.
• In 1983, was named Songwriter of the Year in a Rolling Stone Critics' Poll.
• Met ex-wife Sam Phillips while he was producing her 1987 crossover gospel/pop album The Turning.
• Is outspoken in his criticism of the changes in the recording industry.
• Never desired to be a famous performer and claims live performance didn't come naturally to him; he attributed that mostly to fear.