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“Writing a song is a personal thing, and you have to have a lot of trust to try things and not be embarrassed.”

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Born on April 13, 1984, Julia Stone is a talented singer-songwriter known for her unique blend of folk, pop, and indie rock. Her music style has won the hearts of many fans. more

“When I'm writing a song, things are always popping into my head, it's not so direct. It feels more like I'm in a room and there's this whole big jumble of clothes on the floor and it's like choosing what to wear. There are a lot of different things in there and you kind of pull something out and think, "No, that's not right," or you're like, "Yes I'll put this on with this."”

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Author:Julia Stone

“I source images and ideas from different parts of my experiences, and sometimes they are things that are made-up, or just appear out of nowhere, like out of a dream or an image that I've seen in a book, or even the title of a book that I'm staring at on a shelf. It's a good way to write songs, just stare at a bookshelf!”

Way Writing Made Book Ideas Different Sometimes Dream Song Source Titles Staring Shelves Good Way Bookshelves

Author:Julia Stone

“When you watch your mum and dad sing and they're happy and it brings them joy, it is then a natural choice to go where the joy is. Music was always that place in our family.”

Joy Choices Natural Watches Dad Our Family Mum Your Mum Mum And Dad

Author:Julia Stone

“I'm not somebody who comes in with a whole outline, and says, "Here's the movie we're going to make." That's not what a documentary is for me. I think a documentary is about capturing events as they unfold in real time.”

Thinking Real Whole Events Documentaries Outlines

Author:Morgan Spurlock

“I long ago learned that you can't expect people to interpret the songs in the way they had meant for you, as the writer.”

People Way Long Song Long Ago

Author:PJ Harvey

“When Paris has to pee, Paris has to pee!”

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Author:Paris Hilton

“I feel like the actual, the most beautiful thing about a song is that it is something that goes out there in the universe and people use it in the way that they need it in their lives.”

People Way Needs Feels Use Beautiful Song Universe Beautiful Things

Author:PJ Harvey

“A world where Congressmen spend 30 to 70 percent of their time raising money from a tiny, tiny fraction of the 1% is a world where that tiny, tiny fraction has enormous power. And it's that inequality in political power that enables this corrupted system to happen.”

World Happens Political Percent Tiny Enormous Inequality Fractions Political Power Congressman Raising Money

Author:Lawrence Lessig

“If you come at the record feeling really happy and optimistic, it can be incredibly beautiful and uplifting, and if you come at it in a bleak moment, it can feel like a very dark place to share. It's all down to the listener.”

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Author:PJ Harvey

“I think that's always very valuable: to keep the mind open to receiving all sorts of information, which can then be used in my work, but also just as a human being.”

Thinking Mind Humans Used Human Beings Information Valuable Receiving

Author:PJ Harvey

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