Mose Allison
Mose Allison
Mose John Allison, Jr.is an American jazz blues pianist, singer and songwriter...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth11 November 1927
CountryUnited States of America
song writing news
I don't sit down to write a song; they just come to me from something that somebody says, or something in the news. The punchline comes to me, and I go over it in my head and get the song form. I hadn't been doing that a lot.
song writing perfect
You always want to write the perfect song. But no one will ever write the perfect song, I guess. I would just like to write on that has all the elements of what I'm tring to do. And I'm working on it. I'm always working on it.
song writing thinking
If it's worth remembering, I'll remember it. If something keeps coming back, if I keep thinking of that phrase, if I see manifestations of it at different times and different places, then I feel it's worth making a song out of.
song writing ideas
I start out with words, with the idea, the line. Then after I get a line or two, I try to find what melodic line those lines would be suited to. As soon as I find the form I can finish the song in my head.
writing brain down-and
I never sit down and write. I just sorta let things form in my brain.
affected american-musician people
At this point, I don't listen to other people too much. I'm not really that affected by anyone.
american-musician wears
Traveling these days has a lot of problems and also it wears you out more.
american-musician
I can't judge my own stuff. That's for others. But those are the three things that I admire.
american-musician liked louis
Louis Jordan, I always liked him as well.
american-musician classical sort
Then I started listenin' a lot to classical composers. Piano works. Just to see what they were doin'. That sort of put me in a different groove to try to blend all that in.
american-musician
It's as much fun as it ever was, you know, once I get there. Gettin' there is a little harder.
american-musician terrible
There's a lot of terrible things goin' on all the time, but you gotta try and have some fun in the end.
american-musician express nice several six size weeks work
Pizza Express has been a real godsend for me. I've been working there for several years, six weeks a year. You can go to work every night and play. It's a nice little club. It's just about the right size for me, about 150 people.
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But I got an audience that knows what I do. They usually show up, so I usually do pretty good.