“How do you write when you're not miserable? The solution, of course, is to make yourself miserable about not writing.” Quote by Jerry Stahl
“We're all given a window of opportunity, I think all artists are, of any genre. A window when you're truly relevant, the spotlight's on you and people are watching what you do.” PeopleThinkingArtistOpportunityGivenWindowGenreRelevantSpotlightWindow Of Opportunity Author:Eric Church
“Musicians can travel all over the world and have an audience, because there's no language barrier.” WorldLanguageAudienceMusicianBarriersLanguage Barriers Author:Tommy Chong
“The good thing about poverty is it keeps you from getting in trouble because if you can't afford drugs, people will stop giving them to you very quickly. So, being poor really helps - it's the success that kills you.” PeopleIfsGivingHelpingPoorPovertyTroubleDrugGood Things Author:Tommy Chong
“It's like love making, the foreplay is the biggest part, the same thing as comedy. If you can frame your show in such a way that the funny jokes become funnier.” IfsWayShowsComedyJokesLove MakingLike LoveFunny Jokes Author:Tommy Chong
“I see myself only sporadically as a teacher and consistently as a writer. Teaching is how I pay the bills...and fortunately, for my students, I can intellectualize about writing, and I can talk about it well, and I like to talk about it.” WritingWellsI CanPayTeacherTeachingStudentsBillsConsistently Author:Vijay Seshadri
“My philosophy is "Where is it written that at 40 you give up all your toys?" If I'm still having a great time doing something, I'm going to keep on doing it.” IfsGivingStillsPhilosophyWrittenGiving UpToysGreat Times Author:Guy Fieri
“When you play the bars, you pay your dues. It does matter that you know those things [songs]. And the great thing for me, too, is that I draw on that stuff as influences. It's also stuff that you put in the tank that you pull from to make records.” KnowsDoeMatterPlaySongStuffPayRecordsInfluenceDrawsDuesBarsGreat ThingsTanks Author:Eric Church
“I resist thinking of myself as a teacher. I think of myself as a writer who has pulled a fast one and hoodwinked this institution into giving me a job and health insurance.” ThinkingGivingJobsTeacherInstitutions Author:Vijay Seshadri