“A screenwriter heard me read from my novel 'The Wishbones' when it was still in progress and mentioned me to some producers in Hollywood. They called, and I told them I had a novel in my drawer about a high school election that goes haywire. They asked to take a look, and my life changed pretty dramatically as a result.” LooksStillsSchoolResultsNovelProgressHeardChangedHigh SchoolHollywoodElectionProducersLife ChangingScreenwritersDrawersWishbones Author:Tom Perrotta
“Women who were housewives, who were pretty miserable ... felt inspired by her book and their life changed. They didn't become megastars, but they became a librarian or something. I've heard women say again and again when the subject of Germaine comes up: 'Well, her book changed my life for the better.' And they'll be modest women living pretty ordinary lives, but better lives.” WellsBookFeltHeardSubjectsChangedOrdinaryInspiredCome UpMiserableLife ChangingAgain And AgainModestBetter LifeLibrarianHousewifeChanged My LifeOrdinary Life Author:Germaine Greer
“I went down to London with the idea that I was going to do vocals over this crazy, crazy trip-hop digital beat. Within two or three months, I heard Hunky Dory by David Bowie and that changed me in one way, and I realized what I actually wanted was to have an E Street Band - individuals, not session musicians.” WayTwoIdeasWantedThreeIndividualHeardCrazyStreetsChangedMonthsBandMusicianBeatsLondonI RealizedOne WayHopsDigitalSessionVocalThree MonthsBowie Author:KT Tunstall
“What I've heard from younger women and women my age is that the albums changed their lives or it was the first time they had heard feminism that they could relate to. So that's great.” FirstsAgeHeardFeminismChangedMen And WomenFirst TimeAlbumsRelate Author:Kathleen Hanna
“I was really freaked out when I heard that Cookie Monster was going to be changed to Veggie Monster, but that turned out to be a lie.” LyingHeardChangedMonstersCookies Author:Elizabeth Meriwether
“I clearly remember writing songs [when I was young] and the power that it gave me of feeling like somebody. My whole life changed when I wrote those songs, even before anyone ever heard them. It wasn't a commercial thing.” WritingWholeFeelingsRememberYoungSongHeardChangedWhole LifeLife ChangingWriting Songs Author:Gwen Stefani
“Rebel Heart changed everything. First of all, it drove me insane - and made me feel an overwhelming sense of anxiety. It made me second guess everything, because suddenly I thought, 'Oh god, everyone's heard all these demos.'” FeelsFirstsHeartMadeHeardChangedAnxietyInsaneOverwhelmingRebelDemos Author:Madonna Ciccone
“I've always felt bad that I never had more information to give people when they asked me about it, but I guess people kind of got frustrated by that and they just started kind of making up their own sort of "well, we haven't heard that much" or "news hasn't changed so it must be going away".” PeopleGivingWellsKindFeltHeardHavensInformationChangedNewsGoing AwayFrustratedMaking Up Author:Jason Bateman
“The first time I heard Bob Dylan, I was in the car with my mother listening to WMCA, and on came that snare shot that sounded like somebody'd kicked open the door to your mind.” WorldWayMindFirstsMeanWholeBodyFacesMotherSongSoundVisionDoorsHeardAchieveRocksTalentCarChangedListeningShotsFirst TimePopsIntellectYour BodySingersWhole WorldBrokeLimitationRock N RollBobNew WaysDylanSnaresPop Song Author:Bruce Springsteen
“When we heard we were topping the bill over James Brown we couldn't believe it. We tried for two days to get it changed round - I mean you can't follow an act like that.” BelieveMeanTwoHeardChangedBillsRoundsBrownTwo DaysToppings Author:Mick Jagger
“I started over again with an image: Nothing goes right. Then when The Godfather came out, all I heard was, Show respect. With me, you show respect. So I changed the image to I don't get no respect. I tried it out in Greenwich Village. I remember the first joke I told: Even as a kid, I'd play hide and seek and the other kids wouldn't even look for me. The people laughed. After the show, they started saying to me, Me, too - I don't get no respect. I figured, let's try it again.” PeopleTryingFirstsLooksPlayShowsKidsRememberHeardChangedJokesVillageLaughedNo RespectHide And SeekShow RespectGreenwichGreenwich Village Author:Rodney Dangerfield
“Watching the news inspires me to keep going and reminds me why I should never complain. I'm inspired by those who don't let others define them: Martin Luther King Jr., James Dean, Vincent Van Gogh, Hillary Clinton, Tennessee Williams, director Steve McQueen. They've all changed the conversation by making their voices heard.” ShouldVoiceHeardChangedInspireKingsDirectorsConversationNewsClintonInspiredComplainingKeep GoingVansLutherDeanTennesseeMcqueen Author:Robert Piper
“Once I'd heard 'Modern Times' by Bob Dylan, it really changed the way I wanted to make records.” WayWantedRecordsHeardModernChangedBobDylanModern Times Author:Elton John
“What really changed my life was watching the movie Juice and the opening scene - just hearing that record rotate. When I heard that I started getting serious about DJing and making beats and recording myself on the four-track.” RecordsFourHeardChangedSeriousSceneBeatsTrackHearingOpeningJuiceChanged My Life Author:Gonjasufi