Peter Silberman Quotes
We’re pretty much constantly on tour right now, and we’ve adapted most of the songs to sound different than they do on record. That keeps us going and engaged, to be changing these songs and sounds, making the live show bigger and washier.
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Many of the songs on Undertow were written at the time Opiate came out.
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If it wasn't for what goes on in the world of politics, we wouldn't really have much of a show.
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I didn't get here for my acting... but I love show business.
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I will say that a lot of songs that I've written are from my own personal experiences which are special to me.
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I tend to name albums after one of the songs.
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My personal style is ever changing.
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Every battalion has its marching songs.
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I am inspired by show girls and Vegas. I was a cabaret performer, so that's where all that influence comes from.
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I love the idea of metamorphosing and changing, the legalized insanity of acting.
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My first appearance as a guest on The Tonight Show was in '81.
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I'm a lover of songs.
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It's so different when you change your hair color, you're treated so differently. It's a very funny experience. It's fun - I love changing up my hair.
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Ru Paul knew details of the 'Burnett Show' that even surprised me.
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I did a musical when I was 17, an amateur show, and I loved it.
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My first time on TV doing stand-up, I actually did this show in Holland called 'The Comedy Factory' hosted by Jorgen Raymann. It was in 2006 in Holland. It was amazing. I had only been doing stand-up for four years, and I booked that gig through the Just For Laughs Montreal festival, and they flew me out and put me up.
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We became the songs we wrote.
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When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
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I don't think there's anything anybody's doing that the Beatles didn't at least try at some point.
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That's what we all hope and dream to do, when we stand in front of the mirror with our Goody comb and sing into it, is to have a bunch of songs that have touched people so much that they want to hear 'em every night.
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I think that what's been holding composers back a great deal is that they feel they must have a new style every year. This, in my case, would be hopeless. In fact, it is said that I have no style at all, but that doesn't matter. I just go on doing, as they say, my thing. I believe this takes a certain courage.
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Tongues I'll hang on every tree That shall civil sayings show. . . .
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Nothing—absolutely nothing—in this life gives you more satisfaction than knowing you’re on the road to success and achievement. And nothing stands as a bigger challenge than making the most of yourself.
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It's to try to spread the Word of God - the true meaning of Christmas. And that is more important than anything else.
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We’re pretty much constantly on tour right now, and we’ve adapted most of the songs to sound different than they do on record. That keeps us going and engaged, to be changing these songs and sounds, making the live show bigger and washier.
