“I'm inspired to write songs in many different ways - it can come from a melody, a word or phrase or something I have seen on my travels around the world. It's one of the great bonuses of my job in that I get to meet so many people and experience different cultures and it would be hard not to be inspired.” PeopleWorldWayWritingDifferentHardWould BeJobsSongCultureInspiredAround The WorldDifferent WaysPhrasesMelodyBonusDifferent CulturesBe Inspired Author:Chris de Burgh
“it's not until you become seriously ill and you nearly die and you're at home for 6 months, that you suddenly stop to realize that this isn't the way I intended it to be in the beginning. Everything that you've done falls away and start wondering why you went through all that rock business stuff.” WayDoneHomeDiesFallStuffRealizingWonderRocksMonthsIll Author:Chris Rea
“It started so early, it all runs together. But what made a huge impact on me was when I went to Europe at 15 or 16 years old. All I knew before that was music on the radio and TV. When I went over there I realized there are all different levels of music. There are people who do blues, jazz, classical, working in film, TV and all kinds of places. You might not see them on MTV but there are lots of needs and uses and opportunities for all kinds of music.” PeopleNeedsYearsKindMadeDifferentUseMightRunningTogetherFilmOpportunityLevelsTvsHugeEuropeImpactJazzRadioI RealizedAll KindsMtvDifferent Levels Author:Chris Thomas King
“When I'm in Los Angeles, it's hard to be creative. For me, New Orleans is one of those places that's like a muse. You can hear music on the streets. There's a certain character the city has that inspires you when you're needing to write lyrics and come up with melodies and come up with rhythm and blues. The city has a pulse and it's an inspiration for me.” WritingHardCharacterInspirationCertainCitiesCreativeStreetsInspireCome UpRhythmLos AngelesMelodyMuseBe CreativeNew OrleansPulseRhythm And Blues Author:Chris Thomas King
“The tax incentives are things the music business can emulate. If I own Yesterday by the Beatles and I go to a bank and try to borrow $10,000 and use that song as collateral, they wouldn't know what to do. They would run me out of the bank. Whereas if we get specialized people who know how to appraise the value of intellectual property like songs, catalogs and master recordings, they know how to put some type of value on it. They have this in Nashville and Los Angeles. New Orleans is just starting to get it.” PeopleIfsKnowsTryingUseRunningValuesSongKnow HowMastersTypeTaxesIntellectualPropertyStartingYesterdayLos AngelesNew OrleansIncentivesMusic BusinessEmulateNashvilleIntellectual PropertyCollateralAppraise Author:Chris Thomas King
“My dad taught me to play the guitar. We grew up with country music. We had every Willie Nelson record (laughs). I was saved at a young age and had a great desire to follow God. I was really focused on that through my whole life, even as a kid and through high school.” CountryPlayWholeKidsAgeSchoolYoungDesireLaughingRecordsTaughtGrewDadGrew UpHigh SchoolGuitarMy DadFocusedSavedWhole LifeYoung AgeNelson Author:Chris Tomlin
“I played at my church every once in a while, but that's not a good gauge, because everybody loves you at your church.” ChurchLove YouGauges Author:Chris Tomlin
“I think there are a lot of people that lead worship don't really understand the weight of what they do. But I think it is all about leadership. It's how you lead people into understanding what this is about. But also the wind of God, the fresh Spirit of God has been amazing, and that is what has caused people to turn their hearts towards it. Worship music is the most popular thing in Christian music.” PeopleThinkingHeartHas BeensChristianSpiritTurnsUnderstandingWindWorshipMusic IsWeightSpirit Of GodChristian MusicWorship Music Author:Chris Tomlin
“Yes, actually I was pretty amazed by the amount of stuff my parents put up with while I was living in their house. They had experienced all that before with older brothers and sisters, so it was fairly strict. The fear-of-God thing was pretty set and I blindly followed it until I reached a certain age. Then I just began questioning my belief system.” AgeCertainHouseBeliefStuffParentBrotherAmountQuestioningAmazedStrictBrothers And SistersBelief SystemsOlder Brother Author:Rozz Williams
“I think I began getting really influenced by that whole punk scene around the age of 13 or 14-I went through that whole thing like the shaved head. I was always interested in what people called "the darker side," whatever that was, and the kind of look that you would see in the old horror films. So I let that become more of my persona.” PeopleThinkingLooksKindWholeAgeFilmSidesHorrorScenePunkPersonaHorror FilmDarker SideShaved Head Author:Rozz Williams