Brandon Bays Quotes
The song of your soul is longing to be sung. Let your own essence express itself freely.
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I listen to crazy, robust rock music where they sing their faces off, and soul music, which can be similar.
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We played 'Girl in a Country Song' in front of Scott Borchetta, and he loved it.
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We never thought 'Say Something' would be a holiday song. I'm still surprised that it's resonating at this time of year. Maybe that's why it's working so well - it balances out all the joy.
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'Float On' was a fine song, but I was still writing the lyrics on the last day we were working on it and deciding if it was something we wanted to put on the record.
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I firmly disbelieve that one has to be a tortured soul to write good music.
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I've had faith my whole life that there was someone looking out for me, a spirit guide, a soul guide.
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Music's always been really cathartic. It's the best drug for me to get away from the everyday pressures just for a second via a good song.
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When I see things that are inspiring, I must write a song about it. Some people make a t-shirt or slap something on a wall with paint, but I must make music and freestyle rap.
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For a short time I was an assistant to a professional photographer, and I felt that my soul was not there. That is the stage when I decided to stay in London and do a graduate degree.
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I thought I was an old soul, and that I knew life, but then starting the real life, I figured I am completely new.
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I'm scared of karaoke. I think if I did have a go to karaoke song, it would be 'Whatta Man' by Salt-n-Pepa.
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There are a lot of distractions when you're in creative industries like publishing or fashion or media, and it's a real blessing to have witnessed some of those up close at a young age. I think when you get past the glamour, that's when you get to the good stuff - the stuff that really feeds your soul and enriches you as a person.
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A swami may conceivably follow only the path of dry reasoning, of cold renunciation; but a yogi engages himself in a definite, step-by-step procedure by which the body and mind are disciplined, and the soul liberated.
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The one hit song that I have tremendous gratitude for is Boots, because it has a life of its own. It's like being identified with a brand name.
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When I write, I don't have any expectation of what kind of song it will become or who it might reach.
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Music's staying power is a function of how timeless the lyrics, song and production are.
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When we did that album (Vol. 4) it was like one big Roman orgy-we'd be in the Jacuzzi all day doing coke, and every now and then we'd get up to do a song.
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Because the truth is that gossip is as good as gospel in this town. You can save face but you won't ever save your soul. And that's a fact.
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I don't like when a song goes from one mood to another unless it's going to be out of sight.
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If a business does well, the stock eventually follows.
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So finger-bang, Pootie Tang/Burger Kang, Gucci Gang, dookie, dang/Charlamagne gonna hate anyway, doesn't matter what I say/Give me Donkey of the Day/What a way for 2018 to get underway/But I'm gonna say everything that I wanna say/Welcome to the slaughterhouse, bitch! (yeah)/Invite 'em in like a One A Day/I'm not done (preach)
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When women let their hair down, it means either sexiness or craziness or death, the three by Victorian times having become virtually synonymous.
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I feel a responsibility to myself, and not so much for the world at large. Because of my Calvinistic upbringing, I was trained to think that what you do has to have a purpose.
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The song of your soul is longing to be sung. Let your own essence express itself freely.
