Hamid Drake Quotes
Musicians are affected by the audience just as much as audiences are affected by the musicians. The only problem is that often times musicians won't allow themselves to admit to that fact.
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My family is a praying family, a Christian family.
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The same contingencies of time and space that force a statesman or soldier to make decisions, impel the historian, though with less urgency, to make up his mind.
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I'm not going to just say nice things about everybody unless I mean it.
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People are told their rights when they're arrested. Consumers getting collection letters are entitled to the same courtesy.
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If one has curiosity, then one stands the chance of attain a high level of scientific inquiry.
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The thing about being an actor is that you're acting. It's not that big of a deal of to play someone different from yourself.
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I wrote The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God in five hours, but I had it all planned out. It isn't poetry and it does not pretend to be, but it does what it sets out to do.
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If I don't create, I don't exist.
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Oh, my mom. She's one of my biggest fans.
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I've been happily dedicated to the same woman for a number of years. I never even look at other women.
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I like seeing advanced acrobatics, but I also like to see more than tumbling. It's important to combine the artistry of gymnastics with the tough skills. It's called artistic gymnastics. We should stand by the name.
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Babies choose to lackadaisically notice the quirkiest of details - unlike us grown ups, who choose instead to focus on what we believe is most essential to us. As a result, babies have a greater expanded consciousness than us grown-ups!
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I've been told by journalists that Facebook is upset anytime we're mentioned.
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I hate shopping. I don't go shopping. If I do, I run in and out.
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I like to be who I am.
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I am a Gemini and can adapt to most atmospheres. You get two for the price of one when you are a Gemini.
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It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.
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There's a very different kind of psychology going on in the fashion scene than in art. When artists connect to a system because they want to make a living, it's their own choice. In fashion, designers don't have that choice.
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For me, the challenge is just making great albums, because talent - and writing in general - is not tangible. There's no expiration date on it. At the same time, you might wake up tomorrow and be unable to write music.
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I was always interested in the kind of history they didn't teach you in school.
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I get the feeling that people from outside the world of contemporary art see it as deserving of mockery, in an emperor's-new-clothes sort of way. I think that's not right and that it's just because they don't understand the discourse.
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I don't mean to cast a dark shadow on all your hopes and dreams, except of course I do, because that is who I am. I'm a dream ruiner.
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It's fun singing with other people who are really good singers. There's something kind of poignant about braiding a couple vocals.
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Musicians are affected by the audience just as much as audiences are affected by the musicians. The only problem is that often times musicians won't allow themselves to admit to that fact.
