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“It was [John's Adams] Massachusetts constitution if anything that influenced people.”

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Gordon S. Wood is an American historian renowned for his extensive research on the American Revolution. His book 'The Creation of the American Republic' won the Pulitzer Prize for History. more

“Britain, as a pop music nation, used to have this very 'empire' kind of attitude. We used to 'invade' the world with our bands, you know? That's obviously changed, because in Europe they're much more interested in bands speaking their own language. Especially in France and Germany. They're starting to develop their own bands much more.”

Knows World Kind Used Language Nations Attitude Changed Band Europe Starting Pops France Germany Britain Empires Pop Music

Author:James Dean Bradfield

“I'm always very interested in playing in front of different kinds of audiences. It always affects the way you play.”

Way Kind Different Play Audience Fronts Different Kinds

Author:James Dean Bradfield

“I've never really been interested in replicating the record in live performance, because I'd just get bored. When I was young I used to go and see bands and, even if it was my favorite band, I'd get bored after twenty minutes.”

Ifs Young Used Records Minutes Band Performances Twenties My Favorite Bored Live Performance Favorite Bands

Author:James Dean Bradfield

“I set myself a rule before I actually write a tune to the lyrics, and the rule is that I've got to take the lyrics on to a level of understanding before I can actually write music to them. What I'm doing is interpretation. If I don't write the lyrics, therefore I must interpret them to the best of my ability. So my rule is that I must understand it, but I don't necessarily have to accept.”

Ifs Writing I Can Understanding Ability Levels Accepting Tunes Interpretation

Author:James Dean Bradfield

“I never write a tune before the lyrics. I get the lyrics and then I write around them. Some people write music and the lyrics come along and they say, 'Oh yeah, I've got something to fit that.' If that's the way people write songs, I feel like you might as well just go to the supermarket.”

People Ifs Way Feels Writing Wells Might Song Like You Fit Yeah Tunes Supermarkets

Author:James Dean Bradfield

“I think it's good that opportunity, like circumstances, can really affect what you do and you have no control over it.”

Thinking Opportunity Circumstances Over It

Author:James Dean Bradfield

“Politicians refuse to modernize schools, they cut out midnight basketball, but build all these new jails. First class jails, second class schools. This is zero tolerance.”

Firsts School Class Cutting Politician Basketball Refuse Tolerance Jail Zero Midnight First Class Zero Tolerance

Author:Jesse Jackson

“When we take out school psychologists, truant officers, counselors, art, music, and athletics, and bring in the police, the school gets turned into a feeder system for the penal system.”

Art School Police Officers Psychologist Athletics Counselor Art Music

Author:Jesse Jackson

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