“I'm pretending to be a vegetarian. Were I not, I believe I probably still wouldn't eat a wallaby.” Quote by Kevin Moffett
“Your field report might be the reason someone detoured six blocks, say, on their way to the chiropractor.” WayReasonMightFieldsSixBlockReports Author:Kevin Moffett
“I used to listen to music from the frosting down. As a word nerd, lyrics are really important to me, and then the melody. Playing in the Rock*A*Teens was the first time I ever heard music from the bottom up. I was hearing songs I'd heard a million times on oldies radio, and I'd be like, "Wow, listen to what the bass is doing!" When I was first singing in bands, I'd just get out there with my machete, wildly whacking away at the foliage. But you learn how to listen. When I feel I'm doing it right, it's 90% listening and 10% output. It's not "look what I can do!"” FeelsFirstsLooksI CanImportantUsedSongCan DoMillionsHeardRocksListeningBandSingingFirst TimeBottomRadioHearingMelodyWowTeensNerdListening To MusicBassOutputFoliageMachetesOldies Author:Kelly Hogan
“I'd done all my research and seen that Booker and Gadson had worked with giant folks and little peanuts, too. That just showed me that they're musicians. They're not just interested in doing the big ones, they're interested in doing stuff that - pardon the expression - gives them a boner. I'm like that, too. I don't want to just do easy stuff. I want to keep myself freaked out all the time. Hence the title of the record, I Like To Keep Myself in Pain.” WantGivingLittlesDoneBigsPainEasyStuffRecordsExpressionMusicianResearchFolksTitlesGiantsPardonPeanutsBoners Author:Kelly Hogan
“It's not like you're being fake, it's just the way you color it, like a guitar player uses pedals or different effects. That's why I get so mad about people who are down on vocal reverb. It's not a crutch, people, it's an aesthetic choice!” PeopleWayDifferentUseChoicesPlayerEffectsColorLike YouMadGuitarFakeAestheticVocalGuitar PlayerCrutchesPedals Author:Kelly Hogan
“I have very good advice to give to kids this age, which is, you shouldn't listen to your mum or dad and you just have to work it out for yourself. And the reason I've taken the age range down this year, and I never would have done it 10 years ago, is what I've seen with the success of Willow Smith. You don't have to be so cutesy anymore.” GivingYearsReasonDoneKidsAgeTakenAdviceDadYears AgoVery GoodRangeWorking ItMumGood AdviceYour Mum Author:Simon Cowell
“They understand what their market is and who they should be selling records to, and most importantly, they know the kind of artist that they want to be, but they have to do it themselves. You don't want a 13-year-old singing some awful song from a musical.” KnowsWantShouldYearsKindArtistSongRecordsSingingMusicalSellingAwful Author:Simon Cowell
“You have to be original. The people creating a buzz on YouTube are taking risks, and they're doing something different. I like it when 15 year-olds come on and tell me what to do rather than the other way around.” PeopleWayYearsDifferentRiskCreatingOriginalsYoutubeTaking RisksBuzz Author:Simon Cowell
“I can't stand stage mothers. It doesn't work. You definitely feel that with the new generation of pop stars right now they've all managed to work it out for themselves. You have to have confidence in that. When you're young, you know your market better than I will. I love having young people on the show because I can learn from them.” PeopleKnowsFeelsI CanShowsYoungMotherStarsGenerationsStageRight NowPopsWorking ItBecause I CanHave ConfidenceNew GenerationPop Stars Author:Simon Cowell
“Music should always be polarizing. What one person likes, somebody else hates. And I hate that kind of snobbery in pop music. The fact that so many people are getting upset over this one song is hysterical. And if people like it, that's great.” PeopleIfsShouldKindPersonsFactsHateSongI HatePopsLikesUpsetPop MusicHystericalSnobberyPolarizing Author:Simon Cowell
“Everyone is hustling to get there, and get their two cents in, but are their ideas really well respected? Is there stance in society respected? Respect comes out of living the right way, but it does not always work out that way. People with money, power, they tend to get respect but the the real concept of respect is from people who are truthful and sincere about what is going on.” PeopleWayWellsDoeTwoIdeasRealConceptsWork OutSincereTruthfulCentsRight WayHustleStanceMoney PowerTwo Cents Author:Richard Cotovsky