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		Being a photographer is like listening to music. If you have a camera, by just living your life you're bound to find some things that are worth taking a picture of. You don't have to be an audiophile to have taste in music. It happens through osmosis.
	
	  Christine Elise Christine Elise
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		I've had songs written during the Falklands war, and during the first Gulf war I got letters from soldiers saying they were listening to these songs, like Island of no return.
	
	  Billy Bragg Billy Bragg
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		I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I'm listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years?
	
	  Michael Bolton Michael Bolton
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		Music has been a huge passion of mine ever since I started playing the piano at age 3. Going to concerts, performing on my own, and listening to my favorite artists growing up confirmed that love for music and made me want to pursue it as a career.
	
	  Grace Martine Tandon Grace Martine Tandon
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		Nothing had been attempted like that, to lift Dad's voice, literally, off of that track and put it on a brand-new one, and then line it up, match it up, get the phrasing right. I remember listening - everyone listening at the end, and we were just enthralled. It was really wonderful.
	
	  Natalie Cole Natalie Cole
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		I believe that if you're healthy, you're capable of doing everything. There's no one else who can give you health but God, and by being healthy I believe that God is listening to me.
	
	  Pedro Martinez Pedro Martinez
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		I think it was in high school when I was listening to Sheryl Crow and Michelle Branch or Avril Lavigne - that time when female pop rock was really having a moment - and it really resonated with me. I started writing poetry, and I was learning how to play guitar at the time, but I didn't really put the two together for a while.
	
	  Chelsea Lankes Chelsea Lankes
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		Most people like the sad songs. Some of the oldest songs known to man are sad. Listening to a voice singing something sad is a really great way to help you to feel sad when you need to.
	
	  Patty Griffin Patty Griffin
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		It's something he used to say when he was happy. It could be a very, very simple day. We might be sitting out on the front lawn. Dad loved classical music and we might be listening to some Stravinsky or something and having some tea and eggs. And he'd say, 'Oh, good stuff, isn't it?'
	
	  Jennifer Grant Jennifer Grant
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		Listening and hearing are two different things, and acting is comprehending what the person is saying, thinking how it makes you feel and responding. That's the key to really honest, truthful, compelling performance.
	
	  David Wenham David Wenham
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		But on average, I go to the gym about four or five times a week. Today, I'm so experienced in training - I'm actually listening to my body now. My body needs freedom. When I train I create serenity and I produce oxygen in my blood. It helps me to think better and relax. By training, you accentuate the problem.
	
	  Jean-Claude Van Damme Jean-Claude Van Damme
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		There's nothing more pathetic than listening to a football game over the Internet, but I've done that.
	
	  Matt Besser Matt Besser
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		Sound sounds are terrible in the city, but it's great to listen and to walk and listen to people talk to each other. There are birds. You hear spring. I like listening to the city.
	
	  James Murphy James Murphy
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		It gives me a very keen satisfaction that, after listening to my blather all those years, former students are now seeing that I wrote a book, that I did have it in me.
	
	  Frank McCourt Frank McCourt
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		Sainthood emerges when you can listen to someone's tale of woe and not respond with a description of your own.
	
	  Andrew Mason Andrew Mason
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		I believe in doing vinyl. As long as vinyl can still be made into a high-quality standard, I'm going to still make all my records as a side A and a side B because that's how I grew up listening to music.
	
	  Jason Molina Jason Molina
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		When you're walking down the street or in the car just listening to the radio, and you're, like, 'Oh, that's my song.' You want to say, 'Hey Mom!' That never changes.
	
	  Nick van de Wall Nick van de Wall
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		For a child actor, it's a matter of listening, reacting, and being able to put yourself in a new place without being scared.
	
	  Jena Malone Jena Malone
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		I grew up listening to a lot of classic country, and I think that shows in my songwriting.
	
	  Maren Morris Maren Morris
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		My son, Walker, has a band called The Dust Busters. You know, he plays banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin, so a lot of my interest in that kind of music comes from him constantly listening to this stuff. He's taught me the history of it. It's remarkable how these young kids are now turned on to more traditional old-time music.
	
	  Sam Shepard Sam Shepard
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		The people we grew up watching and listening to - Outkast, Gucci Mane, Hot Boys, Lil Wayne, Master P - all that type of stuff, we took those styles and made it our own.
	
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				Migos Quavo
			
			
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		I feed on other people's creativity, photographers, artists of every kind. Sometimes a feeling that you get listening to a song can be so powerful. I've wanted to write whole scripts around what I felt just listening to a piece of music. I think music is important, and surrounding your visual field with stimulating things.
	
	  James Cameron James Cameron