“When Pixies broke up in 1993, I gave up the drums for the longest time. I hadn't been doing a lot, but I ended up attending a magic convention that initially got me interested. I took classes, bought videos, and practiced relentlessly. I began performing at parties and soon realized that developing an on-stage routine is often tougher than being a musician. I focused my act on magic that incorporated as much science as it did entertainment, which was really satisfying for me.” PartyClassMagicStageMusicianEntertainmentFocusedVideoDevelopingBrokePerformingRoutineSatisfyingConventionsGave UpAttendingBroke UpPixies Author:David Lovering
“Playing music in front of thousands of people never bothered me. It was only when I started putting on magic shows in front of a much smaller audience that I would begin sweating bullets, so I'm much more focused now.” PeopleShowsAudienceMagicFrontsFocusedBulletsBotheredPlaying MusicSweatingMagic Show Author:David Lovering
“I'm a music storyteller and collaborator. I hear character, location, and story as music. For me a score is there to both heighten the story and to actually tell the story with the unique emotional and narrative powers of music.” CharacterStoriesEmotionalUniqueNarrativeScoreLocationStorytellerCollaboratorsPower Of Music Author:David Raiklen
“I'm discovering my sexual side, and exploring relationships. You know, sensual stuff. And I'm discovering a lot of sides of myself, stuff I've buried. So the music is also therapeutic, to come to terms with things. And I feel now like my head is in the right space.” KnowsFeelsStuffSidesTermSpaceMusic IsSensualBuriedDiscoveringExploringTherapeutic Author:Alicia Keys
“I think that if you're serving yourself before you're serving a story then that's where you end up being not funny. It's not about being funny, it's about telling a story and then the comedy comes out of the situation, I think.” IfsThinkingEndsStoriesSituationComedyServingBeing Funny Author:Zooey Deschanel
“Musicians used to be way more instrumental just in providing a soundtrack to what's going on in the world. And it's also important to state what we think. There's like this fear for their career, if they have anything intelligent to say about politics. And that's really messed up.” IfsThinkingWorldWayImportantStatesUsedCareersMusicianIntelligentUsed To BeProvidingMessed UpSoundtracks Author:Alicia Keys
“I'm always searching for a signature sound and melody that resonates with the film and audience and becomes integral to the film, game, or show.” ShowsFilmGamesSoundAudienceMelodySignatures Author:David Raiklen
“I realize that I want something more. Success is great, but then you also wake up in your hotel room at four in the morning and you're like, wouldn't it be nice to have someone here with me.” WantRealizingRoomsMorningFourNiceWake UpHotelBeing NiceWant SomethingHotel Rooms Author:Alicia Keys
“I wouldn't mind being in one place for two months or so. It really doesn't sound so bad!” MindTwoSoundMonthsTwo Months Author:Alicia Keys
“I can do what I want to do, lucky me. But when these people are coming at me and asking these things, they don't really care about me. And I have felt like there were all these people who just wanted to use me.” PeopleWantI CanUseCareWantedFeltCan DoLuckyAskingUsing Me Author:Alicia Keys