“We not only grew up on Be-Bop; Be-Bop raised us. For my generation, Be-Bop came on like a light bulb going flash behind the eyes.For us, it was not only an intellectual movement, but a way of life. We walked, dressed, and rapped Be-Bop.” WayLightEyeBehindsMusicGenerationsMovementGrewGrew UpMusicianIntellectualRaisedFlashMy GenerationBulbsLight BulbBops Book:Airing Dirty Laundry Source: Airing Dirty Laundry
“I didn't have that intense ambition to be a musician or an actress. I just enjoyed it. And by enjoying it, because I loved it, it enabled me to get better at what I was doing, because there was a love behind it.” EnjoyLove IsBehindsAmbitionMusicianActressesIntenseEnjoyedGet Better Author:Lauryn Hill
“Most of the time when musicians get together, there's always that variance - always someone's a little ahead of the beat, someone's a little behind, you just hope it meshes.” LittlesTogetherBehindsMusicianBeatsBehind YouGet TogetherMeshVariance Author:Alan Sparhawk
“I'm a keen musician. Me and my mates have a great times jamming and recording stuff. We have a great band behind us and have turned my nursery-rhyme songs into quite credible pieces of music.” SongStuffBehindsPiecesBandMusicianMatesRhymeGreat TimesNurseryCredibleNursery Rhymes Author:Tom Felton
“When I'm working behind a camera, I feel like I'm trying to achieve something like a jazz musician does.” FeelsTryingDoeBehindsAchieveMusicianCamerasJazzJazz MusicJazz Musician Author:Jack Welpott
“You can't fake this music. You might be a great singer or a great musician but, in the need, that's got nothing to do with it. It's how you connect to the songs and to the history behind them.” NeedsMightSongBehindsMusicianMusicalSingersFakeGreat Musician Author:Etta James
“So Nemerov showed us this picture, which is of Apollo flaying Marcius. You don't think of Apollo as being the sort of person who would skin someone alive. But the story behind it was that there was this guy who was a really great musician, and all the women loved him, and people started saying he was the best musician in the world, so Apollo got jealous and he challenged this guy to a musical dual. They would each play a song and the muses would judge who was the better musician.” PeopleThinkingWorldPersonsPlayStoriesGuySongBehindsAliveJudgingMusicianSkinsMusicalJealousMuseReally GreatThis GuyApolloGreat MusicGreat Musician Author:Larkin Grimm
“I am lucky to have the greatest band and when you add a symphony orchestra to the mix it brings all of my songs to a whole new level. I wouldn't say I really change what I do but, having those talented musicians behind me, along with my band, really makes the songs so much bigger and more fun to sing.” WholeSongFunLevelsBehindsLuckyBandMusicianBiggerAddOrchestraSymphonySymphony OrchestrasTalented Musicians Author:Olivia Newton-John
“Then it evolved into more of a ballad style singer/songwriter thing. And there was a conflict in trying to merge the two styles with the same band behind me. 'Cause the musicians that I would need to do ballad-oriented tunes would require musicians who were more into jazz.” NeedsTryingTwoCausesBehindsStyleBandConflictMusicianJazzSingersTunesSongwritersSinger SongwritersBallads Author:Van Morrison
“As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.” LifeInspirationalFunnyWomenBehindsMusicianIdiotUsualWeddingHouseworkIndependent WomenGreat WomenI Am WomanBeing Independent WomanGreat BeatlesGreatest BeatlesBehind Every Great Man Author:John Lennon
“But recently I began to feel that maybe I wouldn't be able to do what I want to do and need to do with American musicians, who are imprisoned behind these bars; music's got these bars and measures you know.” KnowsWantNeedsFeelsAbleBehindsMusicianBars Author:Sun Ra
“For over a thousand years Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of triumph, a tumultuous parade. In the procession came trumpeteers, musicians and strange animals from conquered territories, together with carts laden with treasure and captured armaments. The conquerors rode in a triumphal chariot, the dazed prisoners walking in chains before him. Sometimes his children robed in white stood with him in the chariot or rode the trace horses. A slave stood behind the conqueror holding a golden crown and whispering in his ear a warning: that all glory is fleeting.” YearsChildrenWarSometimesTogetherWhiteAnimalBehindsStrangeHonorWalkingThousandMusicianGloryEarsHorseSlaveTreasureGoldenChainsEnjoyedTriumphPrisonerTerritoryWarningCrownsThousand YearsFleetingCapturedWhisperingParadesConquerorCartsArmamentProcessionChariotsDazed Author:George S. Patton