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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With my songs I tried to prove that there is love.
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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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Disneyland is a show.
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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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I like to see the positive. I went to Madrid when I was 18 and did a TV show there. Really, my first job was in Madrid and I was on my own. I think it teaches you how to be independent and survive on your own and not really need anyone, although I definitely needed help in Madrid. It was kind of a disaster. I ended up living with nuns, but that's a whole other story.
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I used to watch 'Top of the Pops' when I was a kid and say 'Yeah!' or 'Boo!' at every single song. So there was nothing in the middle. You brutally put it on one side or another.
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The Room I wrote in 1957, and I was really gratified to find that it stood up. I didn't have to change a word.
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If there is a distinctive Irish experience, it is one of division, exacerbated by the fact that division in a country so small seems perverse. But the scale doesn't matter.
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It is time Australian Muslims stop being treated as negotiable citizens in their own country. It is time people stop 'tolerating' us, presuming some right to decide if we have a place in our own home.
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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.
