“It used to be that if you had a pretty good record, you could stop by a station in Little Rock or Atlanta and let the DJ listen to it. No way something like that can happen now.” IfsWayLittlesHappensUsedRecordsRocksUsed To BeStationsDjsAtlantaGood RecordsLittle Rock Author:Charley Pride
“It's more important for me to have a good record with good music and be part of a movie that's good and where the music is used in a really great way. That's the important thing. The other stuff you want to say about it, I don't care.” WayWantImportantCareUsedStuffRecordsMusic IsImportant ThingsDon't CareI Don't CareReally GreatGood Records Author:Aimee Mann
“The relationship with a producer and an artist is really special. It's got to be love and respect, amazing mutual respect for each other, because that's what makes a good record.” ArtistRecordsSpecialProducersMutualLove And RespectMutual RespectGood Records Author:Quincy Jones
“My music is so mine, it's hard to turn it over to someone else. I have to be really involved in the production. It's like someone else taking care of your kids - if they don't treat them well, you're going to be pissed off. I'm actually co-producing [Backwoods] with my guitar player of 20 years, Kent Wells. We make a good combination... I think we're going to have a real good record.” IfsThinkingYearsWellsRealHardCareKidsTurnsMusicRecordsPlayerMinesInvolvedMusic IsTreatsGuitarProductionsCombinationBeing RealGuitar PlayerPissed OffKentGood RecordsBackwoods Author:Dolly Parton
“Well, that's going to be up to the pundits and the people to make up their mind. I'll tell you what is a president for him, for example, talking about my record in the state of Texas. I mean, he's willing to say anything in order to convince people that I haven't had a good record in Texas.” PeopleMindWellsMeanStatesHumorPoliticalOrderPresidentTalkingRecordsHavensExampleWillingConvinceTexasSay AnythingPolitical HumorPunditsGood Records Author:George W. Bush
“40% of homicides go unsolved. You know, it's not a very good record. And, also, 95% of convictions in America come from plea bargaining, which is often coerced. It's like we have the worst of both worlds. We don't convict the guilty enough, and we coerce the innocent too much.” KnowsWorldEnoughAmericaRecordsToo MuchWorstVery GoodConvictionInnocentGuiltyBargainingHomicideConvictsCoerceGood Records Author:Bill Maher
“Hip-hop and R&B are especially fertile bases of collaboration. It always makes good records and good music.” RecordsBasesHip HopHipsHopsCollaborationFertileGood Records Author:John Legend
“The United States does not have a very good record in the Middle East. I think they have the best of intentions but I think the problem is that it's very difficult from Washington, or from Iowa or Nebraska to understand what is happening in this crazy part of the world. In some cases US diplomacy has been somewhat naive.” ThinkingWorldDoeHas BeensStatesProblemDifficultUnitedCasesUnited StatesRecordsCrazyMiddleHappeningsIntentionVery GoodEastMiddle EastDiplomacyNaiveIowaNebraskaGood Records Author:Moshe Arens
“I wanted to make good records. But my problem is I've got a low boredom threshold, so I wanted it to look and sound different with each album, which is really tantamount to suicide, cause people lose it, they lose it - they say: 'I like that, and that's not this.'” PeopleLooksDifferentProblemWantedCausesSoundLosesRecordsLowsSuicideAlbumsBoredomThresholdGood Records Author:Adam Ant
“The human race does not have a very good record of intelligent behavior.” HumansDoeRaceRecordsBehaviorIntelligentVery GoodHuman RaceGood Records Author:Stephen Hawking
“I don't believe in good music and bad music anymore. I'm through with that phase of my life. Sometimes I just wanna feel good, so I put on a good record. But mostly I'm more of a businessman than a music fan, so I'm listening to music in terms of, is this effective or not effective?” FeelsBelieveSometimesTermRecordsFansListeningDon't BelieveFeel GoodPhasesBusinessmanListening To MusicMusic FansBad MusicGood Records Author:Questlove
“Oh God almighty, another Detroit monster is Chad Smith of the Chili Peppers. Their music is intoxicating between Flea and Chad Smith. They're contemporary because they're still making good records, but I don't think there's anything new that has a groove and soulfulness. The Chili Peppers just stink of soul-and that's the ultimate compliment. They continue what James Brown created.” ThinkingStillsSoulRecordsMusic IsUltimateMonstersContemporaryBrownComplimentAlmightyDetroitStinkGrooveFleasPeppersChiliChadGood RecordsChili PeppersSoulfulness Author:Ted Nugent
“[I]n America, at least, we have a pretty good record for behaving in a fiscally responsible fashion, with one exception - namely, the fiscal irresponsibility that prevails when, and only when, hard-line conservatives are in power.” HardAmericaLinesRecordsFashionResponsibleExceptionIrresponsibilityGood Records Author:Paul Krugman
“I wrestled and played football in high school and in my last year, I started as a wrestler and actually had a fairly good record. But I hated to lose. I always gave it everything I had which, unfortunately, was not as much as I'd hoped for. But keep in mind, I feel like I got the most out of my ability. One moment that was special above all the rest was winning my last bout at the Naval Academy to finish the entire summer undefeated. That was thrilling, but what's more, it helped me in prison because the first time I got knocked around by the Vietnamese, it did not come as a total shock.” FeelsYearsMindFirstsMomentsSchoolLastsWinningLosesAbilityRecordsSpecialFootballSummerHigh SchoolFirst TimePrisonHatedShockLast YearThrillingAcademyNavalWrestlerVietnameseUndefeatedGood RecordsNaval Academy Author:John McCain