“I needed real help in New York and I had no friends. I looked up at those buildings, I couldn't see the sky or nothing, and I said, 'Well, there ain't no mountain high enough,' and I just started - the words just fell out of my mouth, really.” WellsSaidRealEnoughHelpingSkyNew YorkBuildingNeededMountainMouthsNo Friends Author:Nickolas Ashford
“Near the centre of that State of New York lies an extensive district of country, whose surface is a succession of hills and dales, or, to speak with greater deference to geographical definitions, of mountains and valleys.” BookCountryStatesLyingSpeakGreaterNew YorkMountainDefinitionsSurfaceHillsValleysCentreSuccessionDeferenceMountains And Valleys Author:James F. Cooper
“Being in L.A. has definitely given me the opportunity to experience how my music sounds in real life because I can drive around and listen to the mixes, which I couldnt do in New York. I get to feel how a song works in combination with a sunset and a drive through the mountains.” FeelsI CanRealSongOpportunityGivenSoundNew YorkMountainReal LifeCombinationSunsetBecause I Can Author:Dave Sitek
“I was 16 when I came to New York. I had graduated to a tenor banjo in the school jazz band, and it was kind of boring - just chords, chords, chords. Then my father took me to a mountain music and dance festival in Asheville, North Carolina, and there I saw relatively uneducated people playing great music by ear.” PeopleKindSchoolFatherSawsNew YorkBandMountainEarsJazzBoringFestivalsChordsGreat MusicCarolinaUneducatedNorth CarolinaTenorsMusic And DanceBanjosJazz BandAsheville Author:Pete Seeger
“I am afraid if there is anything to be afraid of. A precipice cannot hurt you. Lions and tigers can. The streets of New York I consider more dangerous than the Matterhorn to a thoroughly competent and careful climber.” IfsHurtStreetsDangerousNew YorkMountainCarefulLionsTigersCompetentMountain ClimbingPrecipiceClimbersMatterhorn Author:Annie Smith Peck