“Familiarity isn't always a good thing... sometimes you need a little crisis to shake things up.” Quote by Karl Hyde
“I needed it to have experiences I could write about. I thought I was someone who had nothing to say.” WritingNeeded Author:Karl Hyde
“Though I feared I would have no progress when I put down the drink, [my writing] hasn't changed. The creative search, and the fragments that I collect, reflects that.” WritingCreativeProgressChangedDrinkFragments Author:Karl Hyde
“I'll acknowledge that I'm from Canada but I don't think I'll acknowledge that I'm Canadian.” ThinkingAcknowledgeCanada Author:Nicholas Thorburn
“I've had quite a lot of bad experiences with Japanese sweets. I reckon, Japanese...they can do most things really well but sweets, they're a bit dodgy.” WellsBitsCan DoSweetBad Experiences Author:Ian Graham
“I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.” BelieveGovernmentPoliticalI BelieveMoneyLibertyDangerousPoliticianStandingArmyInstitutionsI Believe InTyrannyAccountabilityFoundersFederal GovernmentBankingInflationBankersPrivate PropertyOur Founding FathersProperty RightsDemocracies HaveBig GovernmentUs Founding FathersFederal ReserveForefathersCentral BanksPublic InterestEconomic FreedomRevolutionary WarMoney And PowerFinancial SystemFounding Fathers DemocracyMonetary SystemGreat LibertarianMoney PowerUsuryBankers And BanksCentral BankingTyranny Founding FathersEconomic OrderCentral GovernmentBanks And MoneyRothschild Author:Thomas Jefferson
“I think that smoking is a very good thing to do - it's got the association with the Indians; it's a peaceable thing. But like much else that the Indians gave us, we abused the privilege. And so, in my case I must simply stop. I'm too old to smoke. But I do believe that nicotine provides a great creative thrust.” ThinkingBelieveCasesCreativeGood ThingsVery GoodPrivilegeSmokeThings To DoSmokingAssociationThrustNicotine Author:Van Dyke Parks
“To make a collaboration succeed there can be no visible contusions or abrasions. For the collaboration to succeed, the relationship must be nourished and survive. That is absolutely essential for a collaboration to succeed.” SucceedEssentialsVisibleCollaboration Author:Van Dyke Parks
“My cousin Joey played the drums. We used to go to his house, I liked beating on his drums. I beat the hell out of 'em, you know? Finally in 1961, I don't know, I guess I was about 15, I got serious about it. My parents bought me a little drum set and I was playing for about 6 months when I started doing gigs.” KnowsLittlesUsedHouseParentHellSeriousMonthsBeatsEmsCousinGigsMy CousinJoey Author:Carmine Appice
“I just started playing around different clubs, and I got a good reputation around New York City of having good timing, a good right foot, and I was "funky", "soulful", and all that stuff. Then I ran into this group, the Pigeons.” DifferentStuffCitiesGroupsFeetNew YorkClubsReputationRanNew York CityTimingPigeonsSoulfulFunkyGood ReputationPlaying Around Author:Carmine Appice
“All the new songs have been written since the re-issue of Diamond Day. With my first royalties I got a Mac and a little mixer and a keyboard, figured out the basics of a music program, and gradually started to write and record the songs and the arrangements.” WritingFirstsLittlesHas BeensSongIssuesRecordsWrittenProgramDiamondArrangementsRoyaltyKeyboardsMacsBasicsNew Songs Author:Vashti Bunyan
