“From my time in 'King Crimson,' I'd describe a Progressive band as one that keeps trying to break musical barriers, and keeps trying to do new music.” TryingBreakKingsBandMusicalMy TimeBarriersProgressiveKeep TryingNew MusicCrimsonKing Crimson Author:Tony Levin
“I have a musical called Goodbye and Good Luck, based on a Grace Paley short story. I also have King Island Christmas, and there are 20 different productions of it this year.” YearsDifferentStoriesGraceKingsLuckMusicalProductionsChristmasIslandsGoodbyeShort StoryFarewellGood Luck Author:David Friedman
“He (King Philip) wanted as many Greeks as possible to take part in the festivities in honour of the gods, and so planned brilliant musical contests and lavish banquets for his friends and guests. Out of all Greece he summoned his personal guest-friends and ordered the members of his court to bring along as many as they could of their acquaintances from abroad.” WantedKingsMembersCourtMusicalBrilliantGreekHonourGuestsContestsGreeceAcquaintancePhilipBanquetsFestivities Author:Diodorus Siculus
“The musical flags of the world should fly at half mast because truly one of the greatest guitarists in the world and king of the blues has died. I have cherished him and so has the rest of the world who knew him and loved him for his entire career. As we pain, we must celebrate that his music, his style of playing and singing will last forever, from the recordings that he has done and the influence that he has had and will have on guitarists all over this planet. Long live the spirit of B.B. King.” WorldShouldLongDonePainLastsSpiritHalfCareersForeverInfluenceStylePlanetsKingsSingingDiedMusicalCelebrateFlagsGuitaristMasts Author:Stevie Wonder
“My dad's family were political and he was always a theatrical creature, whereas my mum is really musical and her father was the touring pianist with Nat King Cole. My family was an explosive mixture of politics, religion and music - no wonder I turned out how I did.” PoliticalFatherWonderKingsDadCreaturesMy FamilyMusicalMy DadMumMixturesTouringTheatricalPianistExplosives Author:Grace Jones
“Carole King's second album, 'Tapestry,' has fulfilled the promise of her first and confirmed the fact that she is one of the most creative figures in all of pop music. It is an album of surpassing personal-intimacy and musical accomplishment and a work infused with a sense of artistic purpose. It is also easy to listen to and easy to enjoy.” FirstsFactsPurposeEasyEnjoyCreativeFiguresKingsPromiseMusicalAlbumsPopsArtisticIntimacyAccomplishmentFulfilledPop MusicTapestrySurpassing Book:It's too late to stop now: a rock and roll journal Source: It's too late to stop now: a rock and roll journal
“'Hairspray' was a movie turned Broadway musical turned Hollywood remake, and that is the 'Lion King' circle of life as we know it in Times Square, the creative loop that swings for the stars and sometimes crashes into the upper deck.” KnowsSometimesStarsCreativeKingsHollywoodMusicalCirclesLionsSquaresSwingsCrashBroadwayDeckRemakesLoopsCircle Of LifeTimes SquareBroadway MusicalHairsprayLion King Author:James Wolcott