“On the corner of 57th and 7th Avenue sits the most famous concert hall in the world. No less a figure than when Tchaikovsky led the first performances in 1891. Virtually every major artist has performed there. There is simply no place like it. The first time I stepped foot in Carnegie Hall was in 1964.” WorldFirstsArtistFeetFiguresMajorsFirst TimePerformancesCornersHallsConcertsAvenuesCarnegieCarnegie HallTchaikovsky Book:Leading Tones: Reflections on Music, Musicians, and the Music Industry Source: Leading Tones: Reflections on Music, Musicians, and the Music Industry
“People have said some really good things about my performance, and that's what I'm happy about, what I'm excited about. I was able to go out there, and like I said, I put my best foot forward.” PeopleSaidAbleFeetPerformancesGood ThingsExcited Author:Robert Griffin III
“It's not enough to shelve your own competitive streak. You have to try, consciously, to help others succeed. Some people feel this is like shooting themselves in the foot - why aid someone else in creating a competitive advantage? I don't look at it that way. Helping someone else look good doesn't make me look worse. In fact, it often improves my own performance, particularly in stressful situations.” PeopleWayFeelsTryingLooksEnoughFactsHelpingMy OwnSituationFeetSucceedCreatingAdvantagePerformancesCompetitionAidsHelping OthersShootingStressfulStreaksCompetitive AdvantageHelping SomeoneStressful Situations Author:Chris Hadfield
“In our minds lives the madonna image--the all-embracing, all- giving tranquil mother of a Raphael painting, one child at her breast, another at her feet; a woman fulfilled, one who asks nothing more than to nurture and nourish. This creature of fantasy, this myth, is the model--the unattainable ideal against which women measure, not only their performance, but their feelings about being mothers.” GivingMindChildrenFeelingsMotherAsksFantasyFeetPaintingCreaturesModelsIdealsPerformancesMythBreastsFulfilledNurtureTranquilBeing A MotherUnattainableRaphael Author:Lillian B. Rubin
“When I'm preforming a lot I'm aching to get back in the studio but I love live performance. I love trying to think on my feet and be spontaneous. I like doing that in a live show and I do the same thing in the studio.” ThinkingTryingShowsFeetPerformancesStudiosGet BackSpontaneousLive PerformanceBe Spontaneous Author:Joel Plaskett
“To me, as long as we've known each other, I've always thought Mick's most brilliant thing was that he could work in an area two foot square and give a very exciting performance.” GivingLongTwoKnownFeetAreasPerformancesExcitingBrilliantSquaresBrilliant Ideas Author:Keith Richards