“It's a spirit that was given me and the relationships and meeting all these great people, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong; through Max I met a lot of people too. My first album was with Benny Carter.” PeopleFirstsSpiritGivenMetsMeetingsAlbumsMaxGreat PeopleCarterDukesArmstrong Author:Abbey Lincoln
“After 'Sports' came out in the fall of 1983, everything changed for me. Four of the album's singles became top-10 hits, and by the end of June in 1984, the album was No. 1 on the Billboard chart. It was quite a ride, and for the first time I had enough money to live the way I wanted.” WayFirstsEndsEnoughWantedFallSportsFourChangedFirst TimeAlbumsJuneHad EnoughSinglesBillboardsTop 10 Author:Huey Lewis
“You know, I was such a big Beatles fan, and when I'd buy a new album I'd invariably hate it the first time I heard it 'cause it was a mixture of absolute joy and absolute frustration. I couldn't grasp what they'd done, and I'd hate myself for that.” KnowsFirstsDoneBigsJoyHateCausesHeardFansFirst TimeAbsolutesAlbumsFrustrationMixturesHate Myself Author:Andy Partridge
“I think I got turned onto The Beach Boys for the first time with the 'Endless Summer' album in 1974. The power of that music still, to this day, bypasses the brain and goes straight to the heart. You don't have to think about it; it's something that you feel.” ThinkingFeelsFirstsHeartStillsBrainBoysSummerFirst TimeAlbumsEndlessBeachThis DayBypassBeach Boys Author:John Stamos
“Dizzee's just my childhood hero. He's definitely the inspiration. He's got himself to a very good place. He's defied the expectations of what British black urban music was like. He was the first person who made the rest of Britain realise it wasn't just a one-album-type situation. You've got to take your hat off to somebody like that.” FirstsPersonsMadeInspirationBlackSituationChildhoodTypeHeroExpectationsVery GoodAlbumsBritishBritainHatsRealisingUrbanFirst PersonGood PlaceHats OffUrban Music Author:Tinie Tempah
“My second album was written while I was on the road promoting the first record. I tried to take my personal experiences and elevate them to universal experiences, so that I wasn't writing songs about living on a tour bus or being on a TV set for the first time.” WritingFirstsSongRecordsWrittenTvsFirst TimeUniversalAlbumsBusPromotingLiving OnWriting SongsPersonal Experiences Author:Kate Voegele
“Woo means the ability to entice someone or something to get what you want. My first solo album was called: All the Woo of the Universe, which was titled by George Clinton.” WantFirstsMeanUniverseAbilityClintonAlbumsWhat You WantSolo Author:Bernie Worrell
“When I made my first album, there was no indication that anybody other than my parents were going to buy it.” FirstsMadeParentAlbumsIndication Author:Trisha Yearwood
“I knew I was destined to be a rock star. I just knew it, like I've always had the power of foresight. I feel right now exactly the way I felt after I finished mixing my first solo album 'New York Groove'.” WayFeelsFirstsStarsFeltRocksNew YorkRight NowAlbumsFinishedSoloDestinedRock StarForesightMixingFeels RightGroove Author:Ace Frehley
“My dad bought a Beatles tape when I was in fifth grade, and that was the first time I ever really - I mean I was into music, but that was the first time it really blew my mind. When I heard the 'Red Compilation,' which wasn't like a proper album, I thought, 'music was more than I had ever thought it was before.” MindFirstsMeanHeardDadFirst TimeRedMy DadAlbumsGradesTapeFifthFifth GradeCompilation Author:Andrew Dost
“I thought it was time to get a group together and the first person I thought of was Wayne Shorter. I called Wayne and in the meantime, Wayne called me to make an album with him, which was Super Nova.” FirstsPersonsTogetherGroupsAlbumsFirst PersonWayneNovas Author:Miroslav Vitous
“Sometimes people's careers take off on their first albums, sometimes they don't.” PeopleFirstsSometimesCareersAlbums Author:Peter Asher
“I know acts and I'm not going to name names but these people sold ten million copies the first time and the second album sells three million and it's considered a failure and they're dropped and that's really a shame.” PeopleKnowsFirstsThreeNamesMillionsTenFirst TimeShameSellsAlbumsCopies Author:Gerry Beckley
“My album will manifest many things I saw,did or heard about; I talk first hand never word of mouth.” FirstsHandsSawsHeardMouthsHip HopAlbumsManifestWord Of Mouth Author:O.C.
“I took a lot time to do the first album, and I was really happy about that album. I co-wrote the songs and it was a learning process. When I was working on that album I realized, for the first time, that I could write my own songs.” WritingFirstsSongProcessMy OwnFirst TimeAlbumsI RealizedLearning ProcessReally Happy Author:Tove Styrke
“The second album is the hardest to write. Its nothing like the first album.” WritingFirstsAlbumsHardest Author:Theophilus London
“The first time I really listened to an album and thought, This album is mine, was Kanyes Late Registration.” FirstsMinesLateFirst TimeAlbumsRegistration Author:Theophilus London
“Into the Music was about the first album where I felt, 'I'm starting here'...the Wavelength thing, I didn't really feel that was me.” FeelsFirstsFeltStartingAlbumsWavelength Author:Van Morrison