Susan Ann Sulley (Susanne Sulley) Quotes
I think a lot of people go in TV talent shows because they want to be famous and not because it's about the music.
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I was influenced when I was younger by the cartoon movies that Disney put out, like Cinderella and what not. I watched those movies over and over when I was younger and the music is ingrained into my head. Nowadays, I'm still humming the tunes. It taught me the fundamentals.
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I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.
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There's never any pressure on the music having to be something.
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My scientific work is much more practically minded - to change something, to effect something. And the music I do is much more soft power, about changing minds.
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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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Accountancy prepares one to be able to run very different kinds of businesses, and my background prepared me for the music.
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Lots of people think I'm telling porky pies when I say how nervous I get about singing. I was good at working out how music was put together, and I was good at being at the back, but if you asked me to sing up front, then I looked like I was going to pass out.
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That music and the lyrical aspects of Razorblade Romance is so personal to me that, now with me being grown up a bit and meeting new people and doing new things, it makes me look at the same things I was writing about back in the day through a different colored lens.
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To sing is to bring to life; impossible if the words are mediocre, however good the music.
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I grew up listening to Nick Drake. Without him, I would not write music - and 'Pink Moon' is my favourite LP.
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People make music to get a reaction. Music is communication.
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The greatest thing about music is everyone has their own style, and I respect all styles of music.
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It's amazing how fast generations lose sight of other generations. One of the first things the young composers who come to work with me say is that they want to write music people will like, instead of gaining their credentials by being rejected by the audience.
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I consider myself very fortunate. I mean, I think there's that old saying, 'Where there's a will, there's a way,' and I just have such a passion for jazz music and playing the piano that I just find a way to make it work, so to speak. Fortunately, I have so far.
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This sounds horribly pretentious, but I like to think that if music hadn't existed, I could have invented it.
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The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech.
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I have this fascination with being on the road, all things music, and the '70s. My favorite movie is 'Almost Famous.'
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Taylor Swift dates guys so she can write a breakup song about them. I don't think she's dating for love - I think she's dating for creativity. So let's get her off the market and put her in dating detox. If she really wants love, she has to stop writing music about them.
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At first, I ain't gon' lie, I used to be a little nervous about what people were gon' think about my music, but once I let that go, then everything started happening.
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I was acting before I did music, so it is an easier transition for me in my own mindset.
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The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over. Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Any fame is a by-product of making something that means something. You don't go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a sh*t.
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I strongly support European sanctions against Mugabe and his ruling clique. We must do all in our power to help the people of Zimbabwe achieve their freedom and prosperity once again.
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Indian software engineers are the best in the world; even in Silicon Valley, the best software engineers are Indians.
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I think a lot of people go in TV talent shows because they want to be famous and not because it's about the music.
