“Before college, I acted in my room, to classical music, because music tells stories. I'd put on a record and proceed, silently. I'd keep putting the needle back to a certain segment because I hadn't died well enough. I had to really, really feel dead. I'd love to do a death scene.” FeelsWellsEnoughStoriesCertainRoomsRecordsCollegeSceneMusic IsDiedClassical MusicNeedles Author:Amanda Plummer
“I was going to study at the Sorbonne and become a diplomat. Being a diplomat comes in handy when you are dealing with record companies.” CompanyStudyRecordsCollegeRecord CompaniesDiplomatsHandy Author:Gloria Estefan
“People have been introduced to our band in so many ways. Whether we were playing at their college or we were the record that entertained their kids with.” PeopleWayHas BeensKidsRecordsCollegeBand Author:Ed Robertson
“We believed we could prepare our kids for a more competitive world. And today, our younger students have earned the highest math and reading scores on record. Our high school graduation rate has hit an all-time high. And more Americans finish college than ever before.” WorldKidsTodaySchoolReadingRecordsStudentsCollegeHighestHigh SchoolRateMathAll TimeScoreHigh School GraduationSchool Graduation Author:Barack Obama
“It is true you can be successful without [college], but this is a hard world, a real world, and you want every advantage you can have. I would suggest to people to do all that you can. When I dropped out of school, I had worked in the music industry and had checks cut in my name from record labels and had a record deal on the table, and when I wasn’t successful and Columbia said, ’We’ll call you,’ I had to go back and work a telemarketing job, go back to the real world, and that’s how life is. Life is hard. Take advantage of your opportunities.” PeopleWorldWantSaidRealHardSchoolJobsLife IsOpportunityNamesDealsSuccessfulRecordsCuttingCollegeIndustryAdvantageTablesChecksLabelsBeing SuccessfulReal WorldMusic IndustryLife Is HardColumbiaTrue YouRecord Labels Author:Kanye West
“Friends of friends had bands in college or in their early 20s and had a moment where they had some kind of interest from a record label or manager. It's always interesting how people handle those decisions and those moments.” PeopleKindMomentsInterestDecisionInterestingRecordsCollegeBandHandleManagersLabelsRecord LabelsEarly 20s Author:Noah Baumbach
“I guess it really didn't even dawn on me that you could be a rock critic as a job until I was maybe almost out of college. I knew criticism existed. I read Rolling Stone and Spin. Siskel and Ebert were on television. But I had absolutely no idea how to get that kind of life. And moreover, it didn't interest me that much. I just sort of read normal books growing up. I wasn't that media-conscious. I felt like the one thing I was able to do was to listen to a record and decide whether I liked it.” KindBookIdeasAbleJobsFeltInterestGrowing UpRecordsGrowingOne ThingRocksMediaTelevisionCollegeNormalConsciousStonesCriticismCriticsNo IdeaDawnRollingRolling Stones Author:Chuck Klosterman
“I did all the musicals in my high school; I was in a pop group signed to Cash Money Records in college. Music has always been a really big part of my life.” BigsSchoolRecordsGroupsCollegeHigh SchoolPopsCashCash Money Author:Janina Gavankar
“I don't really have a career as a jazz musician. I don't really have a career as a classical musician. I don't really have a career as a college professor, and yet I did all those things and I did them well. I put out some records in the 1980's and 1990's that changed the way some trumpet players played.” WayWellsCareersRecordsPlayerChangedCollegeMusicianJazzProfessorsClassical MusicJazz MusicTrumpetsJazz MusicianClassical MusiciansCollege Professors Author:Paul Smoker
“Back in college, when I got kicked out of school, I was still in school, I'd just written the song that got me my record deal. If I hadn't gotten kicked out of school I wouldn't be where I am now. Three months after that, I got my record deal and the rest is history.” IfsStillsSchoolSongThreeDealsRecordsWrittenCollegeMonthsThree Months Author:Brian McKnight
“My best friend from college engineered my record. He and I keep in touch on just a purely one-music-fan-to-another basis.” RecordsFansCollegeBasesMy Best FriendMusic Fans Author:Charlie Worsham
“You don't need to see my birth certificate, or my college records, or my legal writings, or... anything.” NeedsWritingRecordsCollegeBirthCertificatesBirth Certificate Author:Barack Obama
“Our government's providing record investments necessary to push the boundaries of knowledge, create jobs, and improve the quality of life of Canadians. Our government is committed to creating the conditions that will allow entrepreneurship to thrive in this country. The collaboration between colleges and local industrial partners generates new products and ideas, creating long-term prosperity for the benefit of all Canadians.” LongIdeasCountryGovernmentJobsTermQualityRecordsConditionsCollegeProductsBenefitsCreatingInvestmentCommittedProsperityPartnersBoundariesLocalsEntrepreneurshipLong TermThriveCollaborationProvidingQuality Of LifeNew Products Author:Ed Holder
“I'd done recordings, little demos, since I was in college, which I used to get gigs. But I never thought I'd have a record label.” LittlesDoneUsedRecordsCollegeLabelsGigsRecord LabelsDemos Author:Norah Jones
“If you look at virtually all of the issues of importance to the people of America - issues like making public colleges and universities tuition-free - Hillary Clinton is now on record for doing that for people making $125,000 a year or less. You know what? That is pretty revolutionary. That will transform the lives of millions of families in this country. That's what Clinton stands for.” PeopleIfsKnowsYearsLooksCountryAmericaMillionsIssuesRecordsCollegeImportanceClintonUniversityRevolutionaryTuitionColleges And Universities Author:Bernie Sanders