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american-musician great
With the Germans, the sovereignty resided in the great assembly of the people. John Lothrop Motley
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I was overlooked long before anyone knew who I was. Paul Desmond
american-musician roots
My roots are more in he Beatles, Zeppelin, the whole 60's side. Pat Mastelotto
american-musician basically became buy house huge work
And basically I always said when I was little that if I ever became successful or a celebrity, I would buy her this huge house and she would never have to work anymore. And I've done that. So I feel happy about doing that. Missy Elliott
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I want people to feel the heat while they walk down the street and they're just kickin' it.
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Lou and I met while we were in high school in our senior year. We were in many of the same classes together and quite a few times we went over to his house to hang out. Phil Harris
american-musician experience gone great imagination lyric might required
In those days, it didn't take much imagination to come up with something that required great lyric development skills. You just thought of an experience that you might have gone through, and write it down.
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We played in bars and other such establishments and anywhere where people would listen. Sometimes they did, and sometimes not. The outfits we wore were classics of the 50's.
american-musician based both cords kicked music played sort
Each one of us had a little story to tell and each recording was based on that. Lou played all of the music but we both sort of kicked around some cords during the writing phase.
american-musician answer ask blue bob business given paid pressed records worry
We were not given any statistics as to how many records were pressed on the blue label. I used to ask Bob Shad how we were going to get paid from record sales and what I got for an answer was not to worry about the business end of the deal.
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I remember seeing the song in some diners on the selection gadget that plays records at the table while you were eating. We were never told if the songs ever got on any charts.
american-musician asked bob business heard knew record sing songs
He asked my girlfriend if we could come over and sing some of the songs that we had written, which we did. After he heard the songs, he said that he knew someone in the record business by the name of Bob Shad.
american-musician based decided songs
The skit was very successful based on the applause. After that show, the three of us decided to get together and try and come up with some songs that we could all participate in.
american-musician anybody band good record work
We have such a good band and we wanted to record while we were all still together, before anybody went off to work with some superstar, or whatever. Chris Frantz
american-musician anybody bored competition might push sink
Without anybody to give him some competition or to push him, Johnny, like anybody, might get a little bored or sink into complacency. Rick Derringer
american-musician australian-musician bloody recorded six song version
We recorded this song about six years ago in Australia. It didn't do a bloody thing then, and I don't think this version will do anything today. Maurice Gibb
american-musician force parameters particular playing trying
Yeah, it's more like playing what you think is appropriate for the moment. It's not about trying to force any particular style within the parameters - and the parameters we play in are pretty large! Charlie Hunter
american-musician cut lower
We're charging what we're worth and we don't think we're worth $22.50. We take a lower cut than Pearl Jam. Tre Cool
american-musician art fence kicked music ran sell stick
Well I was always a hustler... I ran numbers; I wasn't a stick up kid, but I was a fence for them. I used to sell weed; and was kicked out of Music and Art for that. Kurtis Blow
american-musician bit following japan
Well, I've never been to Japan so I couldn't say. I do know that we have a bit of a following there however. Trevor Dunn
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Well, I think what's most important is the idea of something. Josh Homme
american-musician
We played the same thing in Europe we played in the States. Luther Allison
american-musician caused individual realize
Well, they've caused me to realize that as an individual I have a lot of responsibility, certainly, but that now I have even more responsibility. Anita Hill
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We happened to start writing pop songs in a time when the old music business was beginning to fade and a new kind of music was emerging. Barry Mann
american-musician career managing
I wasn't the one managing my career back then, that was the problem-I was 14 years old. Leif Garrett
american-musician love man music pay sea
I would like a man now who is rich, and who can give me a boat-a sailboat. I want to own it and let him pay for it. My first love is the sea and water, not music. Music is second. Nina Simone
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I would love for the time to come where somebody can talk about me and not have to talk about Britney and Christina in the same sentence. Jessica Simpson
american-musician change choose project
I would never be able to choose one project over another because it is the balance, the variation, the change that is important to me.
american-musician best bring failed
My best investment is my imagination, because it has never failed to bring me my greatest returns! Randy Castillo
american-musician childhood family hard solid work
My childhood was one of a lot of hard work and not much money, but it was one of solid family affection, as represented by my parents.
american-musician among create groups members
Most groups today aren't groups. In a true group all the members create the arrangements among themselves. Robby Krieger
american-musician anyone truth
Why would anyone lie? The truth is always more colorful. James Hall
american-musician box guitar hit records start tops
When the Box Tops first started out, I couldn't play guitar much at all. Only after we had our first hit records did I start playing. Alex Chilton