“The lion's share of what I hear right now are people who, intentional or accidental, have avoided all jazz prior to 1960. And all the musicians who were successful in the '60s spent their entire lives, prior to 1960, listening to all the musicians these people avoid.” PeopleSuccessfulShareListeningRight NowMusicianJazzLions1960sAvoided Author:Branford Marsalis
“Listening to other companies' customers is the best way to gain market share, while listening to the visionaries is the best way to create new markets.” WayCompanyShareListeningGainsCustomersBest WayVisionariesListening To Others Author:Esther Dyson
“Listening is terribly important if you want to understand anything about people. You listen to what they say and how they say it, what they share and what they are reticent about, what they tell truthfully and what they lie about, what they hope for and what they fear, what they are proud of, what they are ashamed of. If you don't pay attention to other people, how can you understand their choices through time and how their stories come out?” PeopleIfsWantImportantStoriesLyingChoicesPayAttentionShareListeningProudPay AttentionAshamedRough Times Author:Marge Piercy
“I go all the way back to the Hot Boys days and being 13, listening to this dude. Just remembering the staple he put on the game back then all the way to now, to have that longevity years beyond it. So for him to actually acknowledge what I'm doing right now and seeing it as a path, the same way the longevity he created, it's a great feeling to actually share that same stage and a moment with him. Wayne ain't no new jack to this game. He influenced a lot of styles and a lot of sounds. I would say I was influenced by a recent sound and flow, and cadence that he brung to the game.” WayYearsMomentsFeelingsRememberGamesSoundBoysPathSeeingShareStageStyleListeningRight NowFlowHotAcknowledgeLongevityWayneDoing RightStaplesCadenceGreat Feelings Author:Kanye West
“It's such an honor. I still get, I guess, starstruck, at the Opry. Because there's so much history here and there are so many legends that are still walking around backstage, so it's really an incredible, incredible experience for somebody like me that grew up listening to all of them. And to be able to share the stage with them is something that I treasure.” StillsAbleShareStageListeningGrewHonorWalkingGrew UpIncrediblesTreasureLike MeLegendsHere And There Author:Kellie Pickler
“When I was growing up, hip-hop music existed as American thing. If you listened to it you were listening to an American subculture, whereas now you're just listening to pop music that everyone shares. I think that's big.” IfsThinkingBigsGrowing UpGrowingShareListeningHip HopPopsHipsHopsPop MusicJust ListenSubcultureHip Hop Music Author:Jonas Carpignano
“When you hear Portuguese, if you're listening fleetingly, it's as if you're hearing Russian, which never happens with Spanish. Because the Portuguese and the Russians share the open vowels and the dark "L," the "owL" sound.” IfsHappensSoundDarkShareListeningHearingOwlPortugueseVowels Author:Gregory Rabassa
“The lion's share of my work is revision, 85%? I revise forever, combing over lines, listening and listening to them in different hours and moods so that I feel they are finally right for me.” DifferentHoursForeverShareListeningMood Author:Samantha Hunt