“The songs, if I write alone in a room, end up being a little more quiet, a little more subdued. If I play with other musicians or percussive instruments, it might end up being a little more upbeat.” IfsWritingLittlesEndsPlayMightSongRoomsQuietMusicianInstrumentsUpbeat Author:Marketa Irglova
“Straight away, remove yourself from the field of spiritual progression , stay away from contemplation and skillful discourse, do not do research or meditate on the divinities, and stop concentrating and reciting textbooks! Tell me, what is the absolute nature of reality which allows no room for doubt? Listen carefully! Stop holding on to this or that, inhabit your true absolute nature, and peacefully enjoy the essence of what it is to be alive!” LifeWisdomRealitySpiritualFaithEnjoyRoomsDoubtMeditationAliveAwarenessHuman NatureFieldsInspirational LifeListeningMindfulnessMusicianResearchEssenceAbsolutesCarefulAwakeningBuddhistLive LifeContemplationDivinityRemoveAllowingSpiritual WisdomDiscourseStoppingLiving My LifeEnjoy LifeTheologianHolding OnProgressionSpiritual AwakeningTextbooksConcentratingSkillfulReciting Author:Abhinavagupta
“We have oral traditions in Mali, and songs are passed down and around this way. I think in the US you can play all the time in your own room and never see another musician your whole life. We can't understand that in Mali.” ThinkingWayPlayWholeSongRoomsMusicianTraditionDown AndWhole LifeOral TraditionMali Author:Vieux Farka Toure
“For me, I work very self-contained. It's literally just me sitting in a room doing it until the very end of the process when other musicians come in and instruments are recorded.” EndsSelfProcessRoomsMusicianSittingInstrumentsSelf Contained Author:Steven Price
“Mostly, the people in "the room" are paid lobbyists representing interests that could afford to pay them. No wonder policy isn't being made that helps smaller, independent musicians or those unaffiliated with a larger entity.” PeopleMadeHelpingInterestRoomsPayWonderPolicyMusicianPaidIndependentEntityRepresentingLobbyists Author:Erin McKeown
“I like being a musician that's also a fly on the wall. I like people coming in the room and doing what they do and then leaving. I like attention, but it actually gives me a little less to work with as a performer if people are editing themselves and not being them.” PeopleIfsGivingLittlesRoomsAttentionWallMusicianGive MeLeavingPerformersEditing Author:Travis Morrison
“I don't spend a lot of time thinking of what they'll do musically, I try to imagine being locked into a windowless room with this person for twelve hours at a time. If you can look at that and think it might be fun then maybe you've got the right musician.” IfsThinkingTryingLooksPersonsMightFunHoursRoomsImagineMusicianTwelveLocked Author:Leo Kottke
“I've never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in the back room, never been able to. I've always played with other musicians. It's how I play, there's no joy for me in playing on my own, bashing away. I need a bass, a piano, guitar, whatever, and then I can play.” NeedsI CanPlayAbleJoyMy OwnRoomsPracticeMusicianGuitarRoundsPianoBass Author:Ringo Starr
“It's like this when you fall hard for a musician. It's a crush with religious overtones. You listen to the songs and you memorize the words and the notes and this is a form of prayer. You attend the shows and this is the liturgy. You're interested in relics -- guitar picks, set lists, the sweaty napkin applied to His brow. You set up shrines in your room. It's not just about the music. It's about who you are when you listen to the music and who you wish to be and the way a particular song can bridge that gap, can make you feel the abrupt thrill of absolute faith.” WayFeelsHardShowsFormSongFallWishReligiousPrayerRoomsParticularMusicianPicksAbsolutesWho You AreNotesGuitarListsBridgesCrushGapsThrillBrowsRelicsShrinesYour RoomLiturgyNapkins Book:Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life: A Book by and for the Fanatics Among Us Source: Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life: A Book by and for the Fanatics Among Us