“I was listening to a lot of hip hop, music like Public Enemy that was about raising consciousness, and I realised I could feed that directly into my work, using images in a way that was a bit like sampling - taking images from diverse places, exploring the contradictions without trying to hide the seams.” WayTryingBitsConsciousnessEnemyListeningHip HopHipsContradictionHopsDiverseExploringRealisedSamplingPublic EnemiesHip Hop Music Author:Chris Ofili
“The music I love listening to is more of the Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Dido, Jewel Kilcher, Norah Jones, Joss Stone, a bit more of that organic live-instrumentation feel.” FeelsBitsListeningStonesJewelsJohnsonHarperInstrumentationDido Author:Tammin Sursok
“Well, English is no problem for me because I am actually English. My whole family are English; I was brought up listening to various forms of the English accent. Obviously there are more specific ones that get a little bit tricky. Same with American stuff. But because in Australia we're so inundated with American culture, television, this that and the other, everyone in Australia can do an American accent. It's just second nature.” WellsLittlesWholeProblemFormCultureStuffBitsCan DoTelevisionListeningLittle BitVariousAustraliaAccentsNo ProblemAmerican CultureTrickyWhole Family Author:Guy Pearce
“It's irrelevant to me if other people know who I am. I'm just, I'm really happy. It calms me down, too. If you're on top of an oilrig, fighting with politicians, or whatever - you need a bit of wisdom to realize that you're not always right, or that you're not always being reasonable, or you're not always listening.” PeopleIfsKnowsNeedsFightingBitsRealizingListeningPoliticianCalmWho I AmReasonableIrrelevantReally Happy Author:Nick Offerman
“I'm a hybrid-genre person, which a lot of people find confusing. I grew up listening to American country music and rock n' roll made between 1955 and 1959. The Everly Brothers and Chuck Berry were my first musical loves and are still what I am most moved by. Roy Orbison came a little bit later.” PeopleFirstsLittlesPersonsMadeStillsCountryBitsRocksBrotherListeningGrewLittle BitGrew UpMovedMusicalGenreRock N RollConfusingChuckBerriesHybridEverly Brothers Author:Teddy Thompson
“I could always see myself being a teacher. I remember sitting in class as a kid, listening to the teacher and thinking, you know, I'm pretty sure I could explain that a little bit better.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesKidsRememberBitsClassTeacherListeningLittle BitSittingBeing A Teacher Author:Rick Riordan
“As I've gotten old I've really listened to a wide spectrum of music, whether it's The Carpenters, Stevie Wonder, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z or Lauryn Hill. I've kinda' run the gamut, and in listening to so many different styles, you come to take bits and pieces from all of it.” DifferentRunningBitsWonderPiecesStyleListeningWideHillsSpectrumCarpenterJustinDifferent StylesBits And Pieces Author:Brooklyn Sudano