Lee Ranaldo Quotes
It's not like we set out to antagonize the audience in any way. We're just presenting our music; it's really much more innocent.
Quotes to Explore
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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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I'm trying to find the balance and do, like, 'Spanglish' music or some songs in Spanish and others in English or do a translation.
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I like music a lot.
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My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.
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I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there before that.
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But I really believe that you don't do music because you want to, you do it because you have to.
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My sister, singer Jessie Ware, and I are always exchanging music. We brainstormed her wedding playlist for months.
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The real reason we ended up getting into that type of music was our dad worked for an oil company so we spent a year overseas when we were young kids. Because of that, it was all Spanish TV and radio so we ended up having these '50s and '60s tapes, tapes of that music.
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Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but that makes no sense to anyone.
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The rappers have gone in and created a lot of hit music based upon my influence. And they'll tell you if you ask.
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There are two things that I cannot live without: music and books. Caffeine isn't dignified enough to qualify.
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Music is not a profession. Music is a way of life - one that requires much professionalism.
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I don't listen to Bollywood music much. But yes, I listen to Indian music quite often, and other non- film music.
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I wanted to capture the excitement of house music, almost like a four-four beat, and the best way to do that was to use a language that was rhythmic and performative.
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I am so blessed that all I've done in my professional life, since I was 17-18, is play music and somehow make a dollar here and there.
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Without music, life is a journey through a desert.
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If she but smile, the crystal calm shall break In music, sweeter than it ever gave, As when a breeze breathes o'er some sleeping lake, And laughs in every wave.
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New methods change the experience, and new experiences change man. Whenever we hear sounds, we are changed, we are no longer the same, and this is more the case when we hear organized sounds; music.1
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I really want to put the emphasis on creating music. I want to cut a record. I want to start going on tour.
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I really do seek to create music that is timeless, ... Each project takes on its own life, and the songs from A Time To Love are the most appropriate for the statement I wanted to make.
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Mohd Rafi saab and I fought over royalty rights. At a meeting attended by prominent singers and musicians, he stood up and said, 'Main aaj se Lata ke saath nahin gaoonga'. I retorted, 'Rafi saab, ek minute. Aap nahin gaayenge mere saath yeh galat baat hai. Main aapke saath nahin gaoongee'. I stormed out and called all my composers there and then and informed them to rope in another singer if it was a duet with Rafi saab.
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I just want to keep doing what I feel.
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I've not given up having a child. But I hope whatever route of parenthood I choose, whether it's adoption or I'm able to conceive, I just hope that I'm able to give someone as beautiful a life as my parents gave me.
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It's not like we set out to antagonize the audience in any way. We're just presenting our music; it's really much more innocent.
