“I have always made commercial music. The people who vote for the Grammy nominees are mostly in their 40s and have other jobs or are musicians themselves. They like music that they can relate to - they like commercial music.” PeopleMadeJobsMusicianVoteRelateGrammyCommercial Music Author:Al Walser
“Telling people that I wanted to make dance music, or be on the radio, they looked at me like I was crazy because there was nothing like that in Lichtenstein when I was getting started. That's why I went to Germany, because there is industry there.” PeopleWantedCrazyIndustryRadioGermanyDance MusicGetting Started Author:Al Walser
“I was lucky enough to meet the Material Girl twice.” EnoughGirlMaterialsLuckyMaterial Girl Author:Eric West
“Janet Jackson is an icon, I've been honored to meet her a few times, working with her would be amazing.” Would BeHonoredIcons Author:Eric West
“I was homeless for about 8 months, I refused to live with my dad or anyone for that matter. So I stayed somewhere that had no hot water, ever, no heat, I told myself I have to be strong and get through it on my own.” MatterStrongWaterMy OwnMonthsDadHotMy DadHeatHomelessHot Water Author:Eric West
“Last time I spoke to my mom she called me from a pay phone, and we didn't have the best talk. Ever since my stepdad passed away three years ago, she has been very depressed and hasn't been herself at all.” YearsHas BeensLastsThreePayMomYears AgoPhonesMy MomSpokesThree YearsLast TimePassed AwayVery DepressedStepdads Author:Eric West
“What I see are people who want affordable energy. They want strong environmental standards - they want a lot of things - but first and foremost they want affordable energy. And if you want affordable energy, you want oil, gas and coal.” PeopleIfsWantFirstsEnergyStrongStandardsEnvironmentalOilGasCoalAffordable Author:John S. Watson
“If you look around the world, the countries with the best environmental practices are the wealthiest. There's a reason for that. If you're worried about where your next meal is going to come from or shelter over your head, your focus is on those things.” IfsWorldLooksCountryReasonNextPracticeFocusEnvironmentalAround The WorldWorriedMealsOver YouShelter Author:John S. Watson
“Price creates incentive, and energy will be developed if there's demand for it at the price you can develop it.” IfsEnergyDemandIncentives Author:John S. Watson
“About 75% of the price of gas is really dictated by crude oil. At the heart of the issue is increasing demand over a period of many years around the world. World crude oil consumption now is close to 90 million barrels a day. Most of the growth in demand is coming from China and the developing world.” WorldYearsHeartGrowthMillionsIssuesPeriodsDemandChinaOilAround The WorldDevelopingGasConsumptionCrudeBarrelsCrude OilOil Consumption Author:John S. Watson
