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		The first album was more born from busking - they were the 'me-and-my-guitar' songs. Going out on the road and opening for big acts changes you. You look out at those audiences and start to think, 'OK, I need to write some music that's a little bit bigger.'
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Andy Grammer 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		When I'm on stage, I know exactly where I am. It's not an ego thing or anything like that, but I am more in my body and aware of myself and aware of what I'm doing, and I feel more from that, from sharing the music. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Carlene Carter 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		You know, if you look all my stuff... If you go back to 'Saturday Night Live,' my stuff always has music, even a bunch of my comedy stuff - like in 'Shrek,' the donkey is always singing. Music is always there. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Eddie Murphy 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Barbara Kruger 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I listen to crazy, robust rock music where they sing their faces off, and soul music, which can be similar. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Adam Lambert 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If there's anything that would unite the world, it would be music. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
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		And once the music is out there, when you're selling a record and selling music and people are going to do whatever they want with it, it's kind of hard to resist certain opportunities, especially in the record market now. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Patrick Carney 
			 
			
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		I'm the oldest 26-year-old I know. A lot of experience has been crammed into a short amount of time. Some days I feel a good 65, 70. Like I want to lie down. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Yancy Butler 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There are too many corporate interests. It's not about the actual music because it's about the corporation, and music just becomes part of a package. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Ziggy Marley 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Music is the best means we have of digesting time. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				W. H. Auden 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Artistic development made me who I am. Somebody took the time to help me find what it is that works for me as an entertainer and who I am as a music maker. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Usher 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I love classic rock, rock and roll, that's the top notch. I love soul - bluesy music as well. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
				
				Haley Reinhart