Leighton Paul Walsh (Walshy Fire) Quotes
The sound system influence is undeniable in hip-hop, in jungle, drum and bass, now EDM.
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I always dreamed of being Maria in The Sound of Music.
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Outside of hip-hop, it was in comics that I most often found the aesthetics and wisdom of my world reflected.
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Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.
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There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives.
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What sets 'Some Nights' apart from anything we've ever done is the hip-hop influence. Not so much the actual sound of hip-hop, but more the vibrato and the artistry that comes with it. Right now, the artists that seem to be pushing to be the greatest artists and are trying to change the world are hip-hop artists.
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Australian genre films were a lot of fun because they were legitimate genre movies. They were real genre films, and they dealt, in a way like the Italians did, with the excess of genre, and that has been an influence on me.
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I want to work with producers who are unique and have a different sound.
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It is no exaggeration to say that the English Bible is, next to Shakespeare, the greatest work in English literature, and that it will have much more influence than even Shakespeare upon the written and spoken language of the English race.
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Would I be happy just practicing law? No. Would I be happy just doing TV and speeches? No. I want to do all of these things and be as active as I can... but my main goal is to have some degree of influence on the public discussion.
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I influence anybody who is able to get through the chaos of my first impression.
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With technology now, you can go in and sing a song, and for $100,000, you will sound flawless.
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There are works of literature whose influence is strong but indirect because it is mediated through the whole of the culture rather than immediately through imitation. Wordsworth is the case that comes to mind.
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I'm a total hip-hop geek. That's my favorite kind of music to listen to while getting ready.
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Everything that you read is an influence on everything you write, and you want to draw as many elements into your work as you can.
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My dad's the one who's always been there; he's my hero, you could say. Even when he was working, he'd do anything for me. He's been the biggest influence in my life.
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The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits.
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I've always felt very much from a mixed culture – mainly English and French, but also Nigerian, Thai, Mexican. Everything's had its influence on me.
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The discourse of the West and the attitudes of its leaders are important because they influence public debate in Turkey.
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I don't really like the sound of Auto-Tune. I don't like when it's extremely audible, when you're able to detect it easily. I don't like that.
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If I could make a record in two minutes and thirty seconds, I'd do it. I want the creativity, and I don't give a f - k about the snare sound.
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Sometimes when you are standing still and it’s snowing, you think that you hear music. You can’t tell where it’s coming from either. I wondered if we all really did have a soundtrack, but we just get so used to it that we can’t hear it anymore, the same way that we block out the sound of our own heartbeat.
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Today is the tomorrow I worried about yesterday.
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The one best place to bury a good dog is in the heart of his master.
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The sound system influence is undeniable in hip-hop, in jungle, drum and bass, now EDM.
