Quotes about american-music
american-musician projects solo three
We're negotiating solo projects for all three of us. They're all going to come out at the same time. Beyonce Knowles
american-musician band believe change guy kept name telling
This guy kept telling us that rock was the big thing, everyone's talking about the big thing, our band was the big thing. So he made us change our name to The Big Thing. Can you believe that?! Terry Kath
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The minute a person whose word means a great deal to others dare to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow. Marian Anderson
american-musician forgave time
I forgave the DAR many years ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.
american-musician good
We're really good friends and we hang out. It's like I get to hang out with my friends and get paid for it. Mark Hoppus
american-musician female looked people
People always say how much Salt-N-Pepa did for female rappers, but I never really looked at it like that before. Back then we were just having fun. Cheryl James
american-musician came might record sounds sure
Our first record didn't come out on vinyl, so I think that might have had something to do with actually being in a position to make sure that it came out in vinyl this time. It sounds way better. Jeff Ament
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Our favorite: a former garbage dump converted into a riverside park. I first ran there more than 30 years ago when a marathon passed through this park that later became home to Pre's Trail. Joe Henderson
american-musician bad deciding good
Our criteria for deciding what's good and what's bad is very fickle, especially in this country. Roberta Flack
american-musician gig melbourne
Our very first gig in Melbourne was a confrontation. Santiago Durango
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We never really wanted to play in California.
american-musician miss songs
I think the songs are what I miss most. Jackie DeShannon
american-musician consuming created gotta lacks music word
I think the word soul has gotta come into it. Music that's created just for consuming lacks that soul, that swing, that feeling. Michelle Shocked
american-musician concert dvds extra watch
I think sometimes when I watch some of these DVDs of live concerts, it's just the whole concert and that's it! You know? I want to do extra stuff. Joshua Homme
american-musician include popular
Jazz really does try to include everything. It's always been popular music. But the wonderful thing about jazz is its willingness to take chances. Madeleine Peyroux
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I wrote a song called walls with my husband, Louis Nelson, who designed the new Korean Veteran's Memorial Wall on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Judy Collins
american-musician call hit three top
I write three Top 10 records, you'd think that I oughta be able to just at least call up and say, hey, I think I got a hit for you or something. Mac Davis
american-musician last
Last thing I need is to take LSD or mushrooms. Taylor Dayne
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I think every little girl is fascinated with mermaids. Joanna Noelle Levesque
american-musician bad enthusiasm fire hate influence music people spark
I think enthusiasm for our music will be the spark that ignites the fire under the people that hate it and think we're a bad influence on kids.
american-musician hand name people shut
People know my name and that can get me in the doo,r but on the same hand people know my name and that can have them shut the door. Gary Cherone
american-musician people
People need meanings to everything. People want you to intellectualize every choice you make. Juliana Hatfield
american-musician busy everybody learn messiah people trying
People look for a messiah all the time. And everybody is just busy doing their own thing, trying to learn how to play the music. Lee Konitz
american-musician hot ourselves share ups
Sure, we've had our fair share of ups and downs, but I don't know if we've had more than any other rock band... we just have a way of getting ourselves into hot water. Carl Wilson
american-musician band cool depressed gigs happy together
Sure, I was depressed for a while. But I was just happy we had a hit. It was cool to know that the band was still together and had gigs to play. Donnie Iris
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Steve produced Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys and one more. Then he and I wrote a few songs together and became good friends. He was a talented producer.
american-musician believe hard
Some of the songs are so crazy, the words are so crazy... it's hard to believe I was so crazy.
american-musician good people
Some people are really good at maneuvering their careers and images and I'm not one of those people. Sheryl Crow
american-musician enjoy gives scale songs
That diatonic scale gives up pretty songs over and over and over and over again, and it's up to you to enjoy it, and I do. I enjoy the business. Billy Eckstine
american-musician consistency defined jimmy lewis listen records style terry
My style is not as defined as someone like Terry Lewis or Jimmy Jam, but when you listen to records I've made, there's a consistency about them. Jerry Harrison
american-musician commitment los plus press week worth
My only commitment to Geffen was a week's worth of press in New York, plus a week in Los Angeles,and that would end my involvement. Sammy Hagar
american-musician beg guys mom
My mom had to beg the guys to let me play. I couldn't even play the drums right - Brian had to show me. Dennis Wilson
american-musician fetus point room says seems younger
My room says that I was about 3, but it seems to be getting younger and younger to the point where I was, like, a fetus when I was playing. Vanessa Carlton