Aaron Johnson Quotes
The buzz you get when you're playing a song and everyone is screaming and dancing and what have you and singing along is incredible.
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One thing everyone seems to agree on is that Republicans face a perceived compassion deficit.
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When you're collaborating with somebody, there has to be a spirit of cooperation. There are a lot of times when you just can't persuade someone to write a certain type of song, either musically or lyrically.
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Sitting on a bedroom floor crying is something that makes you feel really alone. If someone's singing about that feeling, you feel bonded to that person.
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A potlatch is similar to a court case in that both are prohibitively expensive; both involve lengthy speeches and the vigorous examination and debate of the actions, rights and legal responsibilities of the participants. One has food, singing and spiritual rites; the other, not so much.
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I was singing in a mall, and I picked a girl to come up onstage with me. As I was grabbing her hand, I fell off the stage. It felt like I was in the air forever, flying like Superman.
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Everyone at a party is uncomfortable. Knowing that makes me more comfortable.
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My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the piano, badly, and cello. My brother Peter played violin.
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From the stage, I can reach a large audience, and you learn from being on stage how much a song reaches, what extent of the crowd a song can reach. I write in a way that can reach most of the audience, but I also wanted to have truly intimate moments as well, many intimate moments, more so than the big moments.
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Everyone knows that metaphors are important, yet we have no idea why.
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My favorite TV show is probably 'Glee.' I'm a Gleek, like everyone else!
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As much as I enjoy traveling and playing on stage as an artist, I really find my true sense of purpose in a room writing a song.
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Almost everyone will find something in our services worth paying for.
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In Malaysia, we have a lot of divas, like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey singers. And they were all so so talented, just very talented. For example, there's this one jazz singer, her name is Sheila Majid, and I was always singing her songs.
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When you're no longer ill, and everyone's gotten over the fact that you've had cancer, that core of steel doesn't go away, and then I had to find other channels for it.
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I'm an intense guy. I run 10 miles a day, which helps alleviate my intensity. Also, singing helps defuse my intensity. Playing the piano helps, and writing helps.
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Toil without song is like a weary journey without an end.
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Singing is my profession - there is no plan B.
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Everybody has their demons; everyone has their challenges.
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I didn't have to win, and winning wasn't important to me. Being world champion wasn't important to me. What was important to me was entertaining the audience, and whether that meant winning, losing, singing, or whatever it was on the live show we were doing every week, which was awesome, I was game for it.
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But the greatest thing about music is putting it out there for people to figure out. You want the listener to find the song on their own. If you give too much away, it takes away from the imagination.
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It's difficult to get to know a Swede. But once you do, you're in.
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Girls who used to tell me I ain't cool enough now text me pics saying you can tear this up!
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My nickname in high school was jack-o-lantern because I'm missing 9 teeth
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The buzz you get when you're playing a song and everyone is screaming and dancing and what have you and singing along is incredible.
