Elizabeth Jane Howard Quotes
I'm not lazy. I'm just really gifted, only instead of being good at music or math I'm good at sleeping late.
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I knew I wanted to pursue a career in the theater the minute I graduated from college having not pursued it! So I went back to school and got a degree in music and began working in musical theater.
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The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated.
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Basically hated everything made in the '80s, music television - it was really about the '90s for me. 'Encino Man' was a big hit. 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights.'
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If you ask me, rockabilly has had a raw deal for far too long. People never shunned the blues or jazz the way they do rockabilly. But it's the original punk-rock, and it changed the way people looked at music for ever.
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I'm a total hip-hop geek. That's my favorite kind of music to listen to while getting ready.
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Music is the best means we have of digesting time.
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Music to me is so internal. It's physical and it's emotional. Whereas fashion is so much about the external that it's almost like a break. It's not inner turmoil. It's total escapism.
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My music is a little dark, and my lyrics are a little darker. Every day, I'm fighting towards the light.
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Billy Joel is an incredible musician. He just feels like one of the guys, you know. I grew up listening to his music.
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I am a Justin Bieber fan, but I am also so fascinated by how weird pop music can be and how manipulated it can be, so I enjoy thinking about that side of it too. I feel bad for him. I could never imagine growing up that way.
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Julie Andrews is so iconic, and I grew up watching 'The Sound of Music' - it's every girl's dream to play Maria, in a way, I think. That music!
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Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced.
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I have taken taking my music to labels for years, and everyone just thought it was creepy. They thought the images with the music were weird and verging on psychotic.
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Sometimes I feel like music has made love to me.
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As a woman, you spend so much time either cooking or getting ready to go somewhere. I like to have music when I'm doing either of these things.
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You don't see a lot of black rock stars. The music industry tends to be segregated stylistically. It's hard for a black artist to cross over to rock music.
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As long as I've known music, Bose has been the company to listen to. They're a lot of fun to work with, but also being able to associate yourself with such a high-quality product is great.
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I grew up listening to a lot of Malaysian pop music, which is kind of like a mixture of traditional and pop... I was also listening to a lot of English music as well.
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Music is my biggest passion and Ive just been obsessed with it. Like, always.
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My life today in the music business is fairly unique, I think, as I don't really go out and gig with Cutting Crew weekend on weekend.
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When I started in the business, the minimum wage was $1.25. I've seen an enormous number of wage increases. Basically, it applies evenly to everyone in the business.
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I was so passionate about wanting the role in 'Like Crazy,' I filmed myself in the shower because that's where one of the scenes was set. It just felt instinctive. It was a close up! It would have been strange if I'd sent off a wide shot of myself. That's not the kind of work I want to do!
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No, I don't have a plan. Whatever happens happens. There's never a plan.
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I'm not lazy. I'm just really gifted, only instead of being good at music or math I'm good at sleeping late.
