Quotes about american-music
american-musician tough
Well, in our business, it's a very tough profession. Skitch Henderson
american-musician classical
We do a lot of light classical programming with that, too... obviously... a lot of Tchaikovsky music, Grieg, things like that which have become less classical with classical concerts.
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If you don't operate it as a business, you aren't going to be around very long.
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But I listen to everything, I listen to all artists that come along.
american-musician education
I had had a classical education prior to that.
american-musician boundaries cost crossing factor manner
We try to say it's creative and in a manner it is creative, but it is a business, because today, with the cost factor in crossing the boundaries that you do.
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We'll have all the same players... We'll be missing one, actually. Sonny Bono
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I'll play it first and tell you what it is later. Miles Davis
american-musician
I'll play it and tell you what it is later.
american-musician happier life time
This is the first time in my life I've ever been happy, not completely happy, but happier than I've ever been. LaToya Jackson
american-musician joking knowing miles run took
I was joking but he took responded seriously: 'I would know, and I couldn't live with myself knowing that I'd only run 97 miles or whatever.' Joe Henderson
american-musician crimson soon touring
King Crimson will soon be touring parts of Europe. Adrian Belew
american-musician call hear next people sing table
I would sing softly, and if the people at the next table would want to hear what I was doing, they'd have to call me over and give me a tip. Alberta Hunter
american-musician belongs guy lasting singing sitting song sounds telling wonderful wrote
I wrote that song for my wife, and it's what some guy who's sitting under a tree would be singing to the woman of his life, telling her how wonderful she is. To me, that's more lasting than something that sounds like it belongs on a movie soundtrack. John Fogerty
american-musician richards rolling sixth stones string takes tunes uses
Keith Richards uses a Telecaster, but he takes the sixth string off and tunes it to G. And that's what The Rolling Stones use all the time. Ike Turner
american-musician contract hesitate offered
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? Phil Harris
american-musician huge melodies ten three
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. Danny Elfman
american-musician good hits left songs
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. Gerry Beckley
american-musician recently succeeded women
It's only very recently that women have succeeded in entering those professions which, as Muses, they typified for the Greeks. Mary Ritter Beard
american-musician beauty delicate restrained
One must learn, if one is to see the beauty in Japan, to like an extraordinarily restrained and delicate loveliness.
american-musician trying
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! Jonathan Richman
american-musician managers rid stuff
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. Robby Krieger
american-musician country disc jerry listen music
He was right about country music. He used to listen to this disc jockey, Jerry Brenner in New York, who would play country music once a week. Connie Francis
american-musician bored came chord finding tempo until worked
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. Don Ellis
american-musician belonged johnny owned private states united
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. Doc Severinsen
american-musician anywhere category people pigeonhole strange
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. Reba McEntire
american-musician carry dignity either ourselves people turn ugly
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. Hazel Scott
american-musician artist break groups major musical rare security today willing
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. Norman Granz
american-musician club expect few likely material record secret surface time until
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!
american-musician benny
Working with Benny was important for me and for black musicians in general. Lionel Hampton
american-musician
I feel honored to have been a part of that dramatic change.
american-musician appeared began players public teddy wilson
Black and white players hadn't appeared together in public before Teddy Wilson and I began working with B.G.
american-musician keeping
The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do.