“When he was very excited, [John Singer] Sargent would rush at his canvas with his brush poised for attack, yelling, 'Demons, demons, demons!' When he was particularly angry or frustrated, he expressed these feelings with 'Damn,' the only curse he allowed himself. He once had the expletive inscribed on a rubber stamp so he could have the satisfaction of pounding it on a piece of paper.” FeelingsPiecesPaperAngrySatisfactionExcitedSingersDamnCurseDemonFrustratedCanvasBrushesStampsYellingRubberExpletives Author:Deborah Davis
“I've always considered myself a failure: I feel I've never done anything wholly right. [...] Everybody will tell you, "Oh no, how can you say that, because ten thousand people clap you on a night?" But part of that is reflex action and part of it is because you're reasonably good. But if you're great, that's a different thing.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsDifferentDoneFeelingsActionNightFailureThousandTenMusicianSingersReasonableGreat MenDifferent ThingsConsideringReflexesFeeling SadClapping Author:Ronnie Drew
“All the really great records or people who made them somehow came from Memphis or Louisiana or somewhere along the Mississippi River...And singers like Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters gave me the feeling that they were right there, standing by the river.” PeopleMadeFeelingsWaterRecordsStandingRiversSingersReally GreatMississippiLouisianaMuddyMemphisMississippi RiverHowlin Wolf Author:John Fogerty
“I'm certainly not a trained singer. I'm just kind of following a feeling.” KindFeelingsFollowingSingers Author:Pokey LaFarge