Will Allison
Will Allison
Will Allison is an American novelist and editor. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Long Drive Homeand What You Have Left...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth22 October 1968
CountryUnited States of America
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For me to be able to reach out to other people throughout all this has been great, people want to hear from me and hear my music right now so it keeps me happy. I cherish every moment. I have a different perspective on everything now. In the end, I think it will make me a better person.
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These people that think I'm cynical, I wish they'd come to see my shows these days because I've turned into a comedian, practically.
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I'm pretty much self-centered in that way. I don't try to predict what's gonna happen to jazz or anything like that. Nobody knows what jazz.
knew music opened
Before, I just don't think we knew how much music was out there; now with MySpace, it's really opened it up. Filmmakers have so much more choice.
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At this point, I don't listen to other people too much. I'm not really that affected by anyone.
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Music has always been a great solace for me. It's still something that gives me far more joy than movies, I must say. I love movies, too. But somehow, music can transport you. There are so many different kinds of experiences you can have with music.
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Louis Jordan, I always liked him as well.
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I can't judge my own stuff. That's for others. But those are the three things that I admire.
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I started out really into musical theater. So you can imagine I was super popular. I wasn't awkward looking at all.
musician answers knows
The best musicians answer something in you when you don't even know the question.
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It's as much fun as it ever was, you know, once I get there. Gettin' there is a little harder.
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It makes you feel like, wow, there are people who aren't jaded, who enjoy watching rock music, having a good time, clapping and dancing. You know, what you're supposed to do at a rock show!
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There's a lot of terrible things goin' on all the time, but you gotta try and have some fun in the end.
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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.