“We were always in the shadows of the stuff that was getting more attention. So people learned to listen to us slowly over time. And, frankly, we learned how to listen to ourselves. It takes us a long time to write a song that we all really like, so it makes sense that it would take a while for the listener to get there, too.” PeopleWritingLongSongAttentionShadowMake Sense Author:Matt Berninger
“It takes us a long time to write a song that we all really like, so it makes sense that it would take a while for the listener to get there, too.” WritingLongSongMake Sense Author:Matt Berninger
“I can only write songs when somebody gives me some water to swim in. Otherwise, I'm a fish on the beach.” GivingWritingSongWaterBeachSwim Author:Matt Berninger
“I was an English major in college, I went to a creative-writing program, and all my life, I really read and thought about fiction as a craft and an art form. I feel like I know a lot about it, and can trust my instincts.” ArtCollegeProgramInstinctEnglish Major Author:Tom Perrotta
“I think I was always writing books that had very clear scenic structures. I do tend to write in scenes. I do tend to have a fair amount of dialogue. And I do tend to use stories that don't sprawl all over the place, that have a very sharp focus in terms of how they unfold in time.” ThinkingWritingBookTermFocusSceneDialogueWriting A Book Author:Tom Perrotta
“I know very few writers who outline fully before they start. It just doesn't seem possible to do, because so many things don't come out until you're absolutely knee-deep in the world.” World Author:Tom Perrotta
“I'd say recording and playing on stage are two completely different things. Being up in front of all people is like jumping off a cliff into icy water. The recording process is a totally different energy.” PeopleDifferentEnergyWater Author:Matt Berninger
“What's so great about my business is that every day is different than the day prior. Today, the industry bears little resemblance to the one I joined 30 years ago, which is what's so exciting about it. But the one thing that hasn't changed is the notion that a successful business model is one that has the ability to respond positively to the unexpected shifts in the winds as they continue to present themselves.” DifferentTodayAbilitySuccessfulChangedExcitingUnexpectedPositivelyResemblanceSuccessful Business Author:Kenneth Cole
“People have a whole lot more choices than they've had in the past, and I have only earned the right to be considered - every day I have to earn the right to be chosen.” PeoplePastChoicesChosen Author:Kenneth Cole
“I've come to realize that, with social media today, people consume fashion very differently than they ever have before - they post it, tweet it, "like" it, retweet it. Today, people define themselves by a collection of various elements in their lives that they connect to.” PeopleTodayRealizingFashionVariousSocial MediaTweet Author:Kenneth Cole