William Shakespeare Quotes
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It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.
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Music was a way of rebelling against the whole rah-rah high school thing.
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I try to greet my friends with a drink in my hand, a warm smile on my face, and great music in the background, because that's what gets a dinner party off to a fun start.
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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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I started to write a lot of ballads that were sultry and had a Norah Jones-for-country kind of feel. I wanted to bring elements of old soul music and old country music.
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My specialty is two things: music or really strange stories.
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When I grew up, the thing boys would do during the summer is work tobacco because it was a cheap product back then. I didn't want to do that. From an early, early, early age, I was like, 'I like music. This performing thing comes easy.' And perhaps that's how I ended up doing what I'm doing today. Being a musician.
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Young kids should be doing music that has shock value. They'll grow out of it.
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For me, the music dictates the melody. Give me a riff to sing over, you know?
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The opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral.
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If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
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Japan has really great fans for all kinds of music. I think they're keeping metal alive.
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My music is a little dark, and my lyrics are a little darker. Every day, I'm fighting towards the light.
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Everything has to evolve. Music has to go somewhere. That's what keeps it fresh.
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My sound is, at its core, a mix of things. Definitely an imperfect mix, but one that incorporates elements of the music I love - a bit of indie rock, super rhythmic rapping, and lots of synths.
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It's a crazy world, so sports and athletics and music can be a form of escapism.
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I love writing songs. I love doing my radio show and talking to the fans and listening to what they have to say, but there's a certain responsibility that comes along with being given the gift of music. I take that seriously, but at the same time I try to use it to do something that makes a difference in a positive way.
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I go into military communities and do fundraisers and that kind of thing with the band, because I know that the music can help do a lot of things. It can bring communities together, it can raise awareness... and it entertains.
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I knew I was different. I thought that I might be gay or something because I couldn't identify with any of the guys at all. None of them liked art or music, they just wanted to fight and get laid. It was many years ago but it gave me this real hatred for the average American macho male.
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Music is about your feelings.
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All of my memories are now on hard drives. I'll change phones or I'll change my laptop, and all my photos stay.
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While the worriers are worrying, the planners are planning and the accountants are figuring out why we can't afford it, I'm busy getting started.
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I know my mother so well, so it's hard for me to remember that people have a certain image of her, but they don't really know her personality.
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How soar sweet music is, when time is broke, and no proportion kept!
