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“Everything I chose, I had already played in concert. For the competition, I wanted to pick pieces I know that people like.”

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Van Cliburn

Van Cliburn was an American pianist renowned for his victory in the 1958 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition. His passionate and technically exquisite performances have had a profound impact on the classical music world. more

“I was a kid in the third grade ... saw a dummy in the toy store. In the '60s and '70s there were a lot of those vinyl ventriloquism dummies - just about every toy store had one. Everyone close to my age that I've talked to, especially guys for some reason, tell me that they had one too, but they said they never could do it. So many people come up to me and say that. It was just something that I thought was cool. I started doing book reports with it - I developed the skill. I easily got A's on all my reports. It was just something that a little kid grasped on to - so I stuck with it.”

People Littles Said Book Reason Kids Age Guy Saws Skills Thirds Come Up Stores Stuck Reports Grades Toys They Said Little Kid Vinyl Dummy Third Grade Ventriloquism

Author:Jeff Dunham

“Every character I've had in my act - none of them have a similar creation story. I actually thought up Peanut and designed him in my head. I described him to a woman that was making soft puppets and she drew up some sketches. And the character came to be just because he popped into my head.”

Character Stories Creation Puppets Peanuts Creation Stories

Author:Jeff Dunham

“I just feel such freedom to do whatever. If a song's seven minutes or ten minutes long, then so be it - it's that long.”

Ifs Feels Long Song Minutes Ten Seven

Author:Charlie Daniels

“If I come across an issue, or something I feel strongly about, and I happen to think of a song that would go in that direction, then I do it. But that's not what I start out, necessarily, to do. Sometimes I may have an idea for a song - "Well, I'm going to write about a thing.”

Ifs Thinking Feels Writing Wells May Ideas Sometimes Happens Song Issues

Author:Charlie Daniels

“It sounds cheesy but I think my life's kinda like a fairy tale. I worked really hard, but I'm very, very lucky too. I'm just 16 and I've done so many amazing things. I travel the world, I have fans who support me, and I get to do what I love - make movies, sing and really be myself. I have a beautiful family, a great support system, and wonderful friends - and I go shopping every week! I'm so lucky, but it's not necessarily like "A Cinderella Story."”

“For every good song, I write 20 bad ones I have to chuck away.”

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Author:Ian Dury

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