“The idea for each of the stories in this book came in a moment of belief and was written in a burst of faith, happiness, and optimism. Those positive feelings have their dark analogues, however, and the fear of failure is a long way from the worst of them. The worst - for me, at least - is the gnawing speculation that I may have already said everything that I have to say, and am now only listening to the steady quacking of my own voice because the silence when it stops is just too spooky.” WayWritingMayLongSaidBookIdeasMomentsStoriesFeelingsBeliefVoiceDarkMy OwnSilenceWrittenWorstListeningOptimismSteadySpeculationLong WayFear Of FailureSpookyAnaloguePositive Feelings Book:Nightmares & Dreamscapes Source: Nightmares & Dreamscapes
“I hollowed out, stopped listening to music, never picked up a pencil, started slipping into old habits. All of the vibrancy I used to see became de-saturated. Lost Slowly, once I had done enough damage to myself, I began to climb out of the hole. Clean. When I made it out, the only thing left inside was the voice, and for the second time in my life, I no longer ignored it - because it was my own.” MadeDoneEnoughUsedLostLeftVoiceMy OwnListeningHabitCleanHolesMade ItDamageClimbsIgnoredPencilsListening To MusicSlippingSaturatedOld HabitsVibrancy Author:Gerard Way
“My own musical background is based in the blues, and in classical composition. I grew up listening to Muddy Waters, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Beethoven and Bach.” WaterMy OwnListeningGrewGrew UpMusicalMilesBackgroundsCompositionRamaMuddyColtrane Author:Frederick Lenz
“The Internet is a very intimate entertainment experience. I'm in my own apartment talking to people, and I want them to feel like they're with me in my apartment. So if I'm listening to them and taking ideas from them and being honest with how I'm feeling, it resonates even more that we're having a real, actual conversation.” PeopleIfsWantFeelsIdeasRealFeelingsMy OwnTalkingHonestListeningInternetConversationEntertainmentBeing HonestIntimateApartment Author:Grace Helbig
“When I'm following someone, I'm listening to a bear bell strapped to their packs. When I'm leading on a climb, like on a rock, I like to feel my way through it on my own, so I know the tricky moves and where to place gear.” KnowsWayFeelsMovingMy OwnRocksListeningBearsFollowingMy WayClimbsBellsPacksTrickyGearsLeading On Author:Erik Weihenmayer
“Keeping a commitment to listening has led me to my own growth, beyond any imagined dreams I may have had throughout the years.” YearsMayDreamGrowthMy OwnListeningCommitment Book:Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close to What Is Sacred Source: Seven Thousand Ways to Listen: Staying Close to What Is Sacred
“My biggest poetic influences are probably 20th-century British and Irish poets. So I suppose I'm always listening for the music I associate with that poetry, the telling images, the brevity. I want to hear it in my own work as well as in the poetry I read. However, I think I'm generally more forgiving of other poets than myself.” ThinkingWantWellsMy OwnInfluenceCenturyPoetListeningForgivingBritishPoeticAssociates20th CenturyBrevity Author:David Starkey
“I'm so sick of my own music that I don't know if I can edit another video, which involves hundreds of hours of listening to your own song again and again and again. It becomes so grating after a while.” IfsKnowsI CanSongHoursMy OwnListeningSickVideoAgain And AgainEditsSo Sick Author:Grimes