Famous Quotes & Sayings

LaToya Jackson

This is the first time in my life I've ever been happy, not completely happy, but happier than I've ever been.

Phil Harris

He offered to put us under contract right then, and from what I can remember, we didn't hesitate to sign. After all, what did we have to lose?

Danny Elfman

Having ten melodies was also a huge challenge, because I usually have three - sometimes just one or two, but often three that I'm using.

Gerry Beckley

Having said that we would really be remiss if we left out any of the hits so we try to do them all. It's a lot of songs so that's the good news.

Gavin DeGraw

I think it's important not to worry about that too much, because even if I was the next big thing, there would be another next big thing soon.

Glenn Danzig

I think the key to being a journalist is getting your subject to feel comfortable enough to talk about stuff they want to talk about and the stuff they like and don't like, and still feel comfortable about it.

Otis Blackwell

I think the one that really happened was Fever with Little Willie John. But, it only went so far because Peggy Lee jumped on it.

Vinnie Vincent

I think with keeping the Invasion name, I'm remembered from that, and it will give the fans who know it, a chance to introduce me to new fans.

Ornette Coleman

I think that there are lots of people that play music, but, basically, they have other things that are motivating them to play music.

Jerry Harrison

I think that the increased bandwith will make music and movie clips a lot more satisfying; but it won't sort out boring ideas or songs.

Billy Eckstine

L.A. is kind of laid back, but New York, everybody is out there for that buck, you know.

Hazel Scott

We can either be ugly and contemptuous in our behavior, which will turn people off, or else we can carry ourselves with dignity and pride.

Norman Granz

Today it's rare to find a major artist that would be willing to break up his own group. They need the musical security their own groups give them.

Adrian Belew

We expect to keep our writing sessions going until late spring, then to play some new material in a few secret club dates. The record will likely take a long time and may not surface until 1999!

Jimmy Chamberlin

What I see for the band by the end of this year is the Complex live at the Montreux Jazz Festival. I want my guys to be comfortable. I'm certainly not in this for the money, but I'd really like to see my guys make some money off of this stuff.

Bobby Hatfield

With me and Bill... I think we started out with $15 apiece and split the other $20 between the band.

Garth Brooks

When I play Make You Feel My Love and it gets one of the best ovations of the night, that makes me feel like we're loved for things we do.

Joe Henderson

When instinct kicks in now, he bolts into high gear and dashes invisible laps for a minute or two before dropping back to my pace.

Mary Ritter Beard

It's only very recently that women have succeeded in entering those professions which, as Muses, they typified for the Greeks.

Mary Ritter Beard

One must learn, if one is to see the beauty in Japan, to like an extraordinarily restrained and delicate loveliness.

Jonathan Richman

Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect!

Robby Krieger

We made some mistakes. We had some managers we didn't like and had to get rid of, and that cost some money. Stuff like that. But overall, we did really well.

Art Garfunkel

I was a student at Columbia College, actually, in the Architecture school. Paul would drive in from Queens, showing me these new songs. I can't remember us working it out.

Jewel

I think when kids just see well-crafted poetry, it's just obtuse to them. It's hard to relate to.

Jon Crosby

I think any band we played with would be a weird match. We're on our own, a little out there, but it's a good thing. I think we're complimentary to each other.

Les Claypool

It got insane. They're trying to get us to come back and play a couple of nights at the arena. I don't ever want to do any of that.

Reba McEntire

I always thought that was so strange that people would try to corral you and pigeonhole you in one category and not play you anywhere else.

Stone Gossard

If it had remained always my band, my natural tendency would have been to get more complex and arrange things more and more. That wouldn't necessarily be good for Eddie, or anyone else in the band.

If it weren't for women, men would still be wearing last week's socks.

Don Ellis

I got bored with the old way - it came too easy. I worked until I could play and chord changes at any tempo in any key, and then said 'What else is there?' Now I'm finding out.

Doc Severinsen

He was a very private person, but then, you know, he belonged to the whole United States. The United States thought they owned Johnny Carson.

Jimmy Carl Black

I would have told him that I appreciated his friendship through the years and that I had learned a lot from him. I really loved Frank like you do a brother.

Tracy Chapman

I would have liked to have had a little break after I made the record before I started this part of it, but it's best for me to get right into it.