“The whole point is, give me a break with the standards. You go to the average jazz label and suggest a record and they want to know which standards you're going to play. I'm saying let's break the formula.” KnowsWantGivingPlayWholeBreakRecordsStandardsGive MeJazzAverageLabelsFormulas Author:Branford Marsalis
“Black professors make more than white professors. That's because we are in demand. I'll tell you, give me two blacks in institutions of higher learning, one has a Ph.D. from an elite institution and has a certain publication record. You give me a white scholar with the same credentials, and I will take that black scholar.” GivingTwoCertainBlackWhiteRecordsHigherDemandGive MeInstitutionsProfessorsElitesScholarPublicationCredentialsHigher Learning Author:William Julius Wilson
“Half the time I feel like I'm appealing to the downer freaks out there. We start to play one downer record after another until I begin to get down myself. Give me something from 1960 or something; let me get up again. The music of today is for downer freaks, and I'm an upper.” GivingFeelsPlayTodayHalfRecordsLet MeGive MeGet UpFreak1960sDowners Author:Wolfman Jack
“I tried to bring in the live orchestra like Bjork does. I love the feeling that that music gives me when I just listen to it. I mean it would be awesome to do an entire record like that. But unfortunately that's not my style. So rather than do a record like that I just got inspired by it.” GivingMeanDoeFeelingsWould BeRecordsStyleGive MeInspiredOrchestraJust Listen Author:Willa Ford