Stevie Wonder (Stevland Hardaway Morris) Quotes
The most important thing is, when I do give the music, I'm satisfied with it, that it speaks for what I want to do.
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I wanted to bring back that big, ballad type of music that we used to love so much. Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, when they first came out, that's what I grew up singing.
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The most important fact is that gays have been here since day one. To say otherwise is a gross denial and stupidity. We played an enormous part in the history of America.
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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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I studied communications, only because I could get my own show on the campus radio station. I never thought of it as a career. Music was always a really passionate hobby - it was like collecting DVDs or stamps.
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If there's anything that would unite the world, it would be music.
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I'm the artist when I'm doing music that I am when I'm acting. I'm everything.
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I'm all about telling stories. I like people to picture the music video in their head when they're just listening to the song.
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Music is the best means we have of digesting time.
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Sports without music is just a game. Music makes it entertaining.
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If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.
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I think music should be experienced by people all ages.
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I first fell in love with music when I was a little boy. When I first heard music, I felt the beauty in it. Then, being able to tap along on a table top and box was great, but my favorite thing to do was to watch records spin. I would almost get hypnotized by it. These things are what drew me in initially.
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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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I think it's important to be diverse, and I hope we continue to see that as a trend in the fashion industry.
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If you are playing on a turning wicket, toss plays an important role. The team that wins the toss gets an opportunity to play on the fresh wicket. You should always prepare the wicket as per team's strength. But a rank turner might backfire.
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I was at a slight disadvantage in that I had never played in bands or done any performances before, and that's just as important as writing, recording, and putting records out. It's been a lot of hard work, balanced with a lot of pinch-myself moments of touring in crazy parts of the world.
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Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.
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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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I just wanna make music that people love. If they love the next project that I put out, 'Thank you' because that means that I can take care of my family.
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That's what I miss out of all this synthesized music - it starts to lose dynamics.
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Fear is a good thing. Fear is going to lead you to take action.
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We have to make sure the music and the message and the words and all the elements come through in our songs and every time we appear in public.
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Normally you don't have the benefit of preparing someone to pay homage to you and what you've done in your life. Usually, you pass away and someone does a tribute to your character and who you were during a specific period of your life.
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The most important thing is, when I do give the music, I'm satisfied with it, that it speaks for what I want to do.
