Joshua Ostrander Quotes
I recorded 80 per cent of the record in my guest bedroom; then, when 'Shine' went to number one on one of the charts, the label called and said, 'Can you do an EP?' Then, 'Can you do a full length? And can you do it in two weeks?'
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I managed to survive the worst things any entertainer could possibly go through.
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Bear in mind how valuable a secular Turkey is for the world.
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I just try to direct in a way that interests me. And, hopefully, other people will find it compelling.
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I had studied piano since I was 13, but I was surrounded by students who'd been playing since they were 5. I realized I was never going to be anything but mediocre.
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Brother says he's telling about you playing Doctor with that girl.
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With every decision you make in your life, you're going to have some regrets about the way it goes. You just have to chose which set of regrets you can live with the best, and try to minimize the amount of regrets you have.
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I just write... if it's really good, it's going on the record. If it's average, it's going in the trash.
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We've always prided ourselves on making a record that we want to feel proud of, ones that are hopefully timeless so they can be around for a long time.
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When you're trying to sell something -- and we took a fairly big record deal when they were still going around -- we felt a lot of pressure to live up to that and perform. I think that at this point, we're a lot happier just playing live music. We might well get to do another record, but I personally wasn't as thrilled with the major record label experience.
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If you love something and if you're committed and diligent - the things happen!
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I recorded 80 per cent of the record in my guest bedroom; then, when 'Shine' went to number one on one of the charts, the label called and said, 'Can you do an EP?' Then, 'Can you do a full length? And can you do it in two weeks?'
