“I sang opera, I sang show tunes. I got into a rock band for a while. I've sung a lot of different things.” DifferentShowsRocksBandTunesDifferent ThingsOperaRock BandsShow Tunes Author:Tom Wopat
“To me, the producer is there to make sure the album gets done and gets done as good as possible. So if that means that you have to help write a bridge or help write a part, that's what you do. If that means you help tune the guitars, then that's what you do. If that means all you do is tell the band their takes are good and they should stop f——— with things, then that's what you do. If it means you don't do anything except make sure the band doesn't fight, then that's what you do. Sometimes it's a little more stressful than others, but for the most part, you just don't complain about it and you just get it done.” IfsShouldWritingMeanLittlesSometimesDoneHelpingBandGuitarAlbumsComplainingProducersBridgesTunesStressfulGet It Done Author:John Congleton
“I went to a boarding school when I was 13, and it was a very arty school, so there was an opportunity for a lot more. I joined a band and so on. We would do concerts at school, and I would play cover tunes and thought, 'This is really great.'” PlaySchoolOpportunityBandTunesConcertsReally Great Author:Teddy Thompson
“I played upright bass. I wanted to write great tunes, play the bass, be a band leader, and smoke a big funny pipe like Charlie Mingus. So I went out and bought the pipe when I was around 18 or 19 years old. You know even women smoke a pipe in Glasgow. I worked with Carla Bley and she smoked a pipe, which I find fascinating.” KnowsWritingYearsPlayBigsWantedLeaderBandSmokeTunesFascinatingBassCharliePipeOld YouGlasgow Author:Jack Bruce
“My dad was all about music. He was a musician, leading a band when I was born. His band was active all through the 40s. He'd started it in the late 20s and 30s. According to the scrapbook, his band was doing quite well around the Boston area. During the Depression they were on radio. It was a jazz-oriented band. He was a trumpet player, and he wrote and arranged for the band. He taught me how to play the piano and read music, and taught me what he knew of standard tunes and so forth. It was a fantastic way to come up in music.” WayWellsPlayBornPlayerTaughtDadBandLateMusicianStandardsAreasJazzMy DadCome UpRadioActiveFantasticPianoTunesBostonTrumpets Author:Chick Corea
“Everyone can lock into the rhythm on a tune. It's organic in nature. It connects the band as a whole and connects the band to the audience.” WholeAudienceBandRhythmTunesLocks Author:John McLaughlin
“The ensemble playing is as clean as a whistle. The band plays in tune and with dynamics. Also, there is some fine arranging and orchestrating going on here, and the soloists perform at top level.” PlayLevelsFineBandCleanTunesDynamicsEnsembleArranging Author:Horace Silver
“The regular rhythm and upbeat tunes of military music or marching bands positively affect your mood even if you don't actually 'enjoy' listening to it.” IfsEnjoyMilitaryListeningBandMoodRhythmTunesPositivelyUpbeatMarching Band Author:Liz Miller
“I always tell girls who say they want to start a band but don't have any talent, well, neither do I. I mean, I can carry a tune, but anyone who picks up a bass can figure it out. You don't have to have magic unicorn powers. You work at it, and you get better. It's like anything- You sit there and do it every day, and eventually you get good at it.” WantWellsMeanI CanGirlMagicTalentFiguresBandPicksGet BetterTunesBassUnicornTell A Girl Author:Kathleen Hanna
“I met Gary (Burton) at the Wichita Jazz Festival when I was 18 -- he was one of my favorite musicians and I got to play a few tunes with him there. Shortly after that, I joined his band, which was the equivalent of joining the Beatles for me! He was, and still is, one of the greatest musicians I have ever been lucky enough to be around.” StillsEnoughPlayMetsLuckyBandMusicianJazzMy FavoriteTunesFestivalsJoiningGaryGreatest Musician Author:Pat Metheny
“My dad was a jazz fan and he used to have lots of old 78s, so I grew up with big jazz bands and the likes of Duke Ellington and Count Basie - although I really liked show tunes from those big musicals as well. I've always kept my ears open, as it were, when it comes to music. It doesn't matter to me what type of music it is. If I like it, I'll listen to it.” IfsWellsMatterShowsBigsUsedFansGrewTypeDadBandGrew UpEarsJazzMy DadLikesTunesDukesJazz BandShow Tunes Author:Ric Sanders
“Leading a band and producing yourself and picking cool tunes and putting a show together takes a lot of thought, and a certain amount of courage. In my early twenties, if I wasn't getting good enough at it, then people would not come and see me. Anybody who has lasted this long - I hope we get better with age.” PeopleIfsLongEnoughShowsAgeTogetherCertainAmountBandTwentiesGet BetterTunesGood Enough Author:Bonnie Raitt
“Then it evolved into more of a ballad style singer/songwriter thing. And there was a conflict in trying to merge the two styles with the same band behind me. 'Cause the musicians that I would need to do ballad-oriented tunes would require musicians who were more into jazz.” NeedsTryingTwoCausesBehindsStyleBandConflictMusicianJazzSingersTunesSongwritersSinger SongwritersBallads Author:Van Morrison