Abigail Washburn Quotes
My parents played the radio, but music was never an obsession or something that I thought I could call a career.
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North Korea, under its thirtysomething Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, is no country for old men. The latest casualty in Kim's ongoing purge of the senior military command was the defense minister, Hyon Yong-chol, who reportedly committed the classic old man's offense of falling asleep in a meeting.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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Maybe one day music will just be music, and there won't be these categories; it'll just be different shades of music.
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Relinquishing apparent national sovereignty does not have to entail a loss of national sovereignty, but can actually be a benefit.
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The vampires in the 'VAMPS' series judge each other as harshly as they judge humans, and basically, vampires don't get along very well. So you've got a culture that's from cradle to grave like the worst high school you've ever been in.
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I have never been asked to be in a movie musical. Other than 'Yentl,' which I didn't sing in.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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We didn't rehearse or play the songs to death before we recorded them, and that let us catch a freshness and energy level we've never really felt while making records.
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It's never been seen that a street artist go as far as I've gone - keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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I'd love to make a thriller.
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I think we in the Alpha Band, which was a strange group anyway, weren't dealing with any of these issues. They sneaked up on us and took us over, before we know what was going on.
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I'm very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name.
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I have great admiration for the way the Americans do business. They drive a hard bargain, but once they do it, they stick to their contracts.
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People seem to need a likable protagonist more than ever.
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I've always wanted to do my best to make sure it's clear that I want to keep the focus on my music.
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Life in a Chinese village is much more organised because the Chinese Communist Party has a presence even in the remotest Chinese village - a presence of the kind that no governmental or non-governmental organisation has in Indian villages.
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To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn't hurt.
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The truth is, I don't have any problem with journalists - I count some of them as friends - also some of my heroes are journalists, I'm a big fan of Robert Fisk - great people or crazy people who are prepared to stand up for what's right.
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I'm so happy with my family, my career and my friends, and I'd like for them to be here forever, so I guess loss is what scares me the most.
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What I took back, because of my exposure to the Jewish music of the 30s and the 40s in my upbringing with my father, was that kind of theatrical songwriting. It was always a part of my character. This desire to make people laugh.
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I bring to the music industry something that isn't over-complicated. What you see is what you get. But, I feel every performer has something unique to offer.
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My parents played the radio, but music was never an obsession or something that I thought I could call a career.
