“I think maybe what happened was the convenience of technology overshadowed the experience of holding an album in your hands, and sitting on your bedroom floor, and staring at a picture of John Lennon or Gene Simmons or Johnny Rotten. That tangible experience can sometimes become an even more emotional experience, because it's really happening.” ThinkingSometimesHandsTechnologyHappenedEmotionalHappeningsSittingAlbumsStaringGenesBedroomConvenienceRottenTangibleLennonJohnny Rotten Author:Dave Grohl
“I grew up with him [Michael Jackson] and I've spent a lot of time at Neverland and nothing has ever happened with me in any way. You have to look at both sides. I do think it is very convenient that his album came out and all this stuff is happening. I definitely do think that's very convenient... It really hurts me to see that his whole life is ruined.” ThinkingWayLooksWholeLife IsStuffSidesHurtHappenedGrewGrew UpHappeningsAlbumsWhole LifeBoth SidesRuinedConvenientHurt MeNeverlandIt Really Hurts Author:Nicole Richie
“I think when you write every song on your album - it's like having eleven or twelve children. It's hard to say I like this one song more or I like that one more. I love every song on the album. What's happening is that I'm hoping that everyone will be very satisfied. I think the single "Good Girl" will be adored by the people in the urban world and I think the "Best of Me" will be loved by people in the pop world.” PeopleThinkingWorldWritingChildrenHardSongGirlHappeningsAlbumsPopsSatisfiedTwelveUrbanElevenGood GirlBest Of Me Author:Chrisette Michele
“Exploring the different avenues and being open to synchronicity and crazy coincidences and little things happening is part of going on your journey to investigate - and the little jewels you might find along the way, my job is to bring those back home and put them on my album.” WayLittlesDifferentHomeMightJobsJourneyCrazyHappeningsAlbumsThings HappenLittle ThingsExploringCoincidenceJewelsAvenuesBack HomeSynchronicity Author:Bat for Lashes
“When I began writing songs, there was a pretty direct line between what was happening in my life and what I wrote about. So my first album was really all about my failed attempts to make a particular relationship work.” WritingFirstsSongLinesParticularHappeningsDirectAlbumsWriting Songs Author:Erin McKeown
“For me, each time I'm on stage, each time I'm working on a new album, it's like a dream. I can't believe it's happening.” BelieveI CanDreamStageHappeningsAlbums Author:Rokia Traore
“We never really set out to talk about California on the album ['California'], it was something that we noticed that was happening about three-quarters of the way through the recording process. We were looking at which songs we thought would make the record and we realised that there was this theme coming through. I think it's just a product of being in California for as long as I have.” ThinkingWayLongSongThreeProcessRecordsProductsHappeningsAlbumsCaliforniaThemeQuartersRealised Author:Mark Hoppus
“What was happening with me, with the album [A Period of Transition], with the people who took the pictures, the record company, everything, getting a new manager [Harvey Goldsmith]-it was all saying a period of transition to me so that was the title choice. It says what it is and obviously nobody is going to analyze that. It's exactly what it is.” PeopleChoicesCompanyRecordsPeriodsHappeningsAlbumsManagersTitlesTransitionRecord CompaniesHarvey Author:Van Morrison
“I definitely have plans to do more collaboration albums in the future. I'm a big fan of Common. I'm a big fan of Scarface; I'm a big fan of so many people, from Jeezy to... well, there are a lot of people's music that I respect. I don't know who I will collaborate with, but there's a great chance of something happening.” PeopleKnowsWellsBigsChanceCommonPlansFansHappeningsAlbumsCollaborationScarface Author:Nas