“I learned early on that I could get a lot of attention by singing and writing little songs, so it was like throwing nuts to a monkey... I just couldn't get enough.” WritingLittlesEnoughSongAttentionLearningSingingThrowingNutsMonkeys Author:Dolly Parton
“I was the youngest of three kids, and from the age of four, singing was my way of getting attention.” WayKidsAgeThreeAttentionFourSingingMy Way Author:Kiki Dee
“Spirituality is nothing more than the art of paying attention. When I give my whole heart and mind to a task such as singing - life's worry, suffering, or conflicts don't exist in that moment. Additionally, singing is about breath work, which is the most essential practice to living a conscious & healthy life.” GivingMindHeartArtWholeMomentsSufferingSpiritualityAttentionPracticeWorryHealthyConflictEssentialsSingingConsciousTasksBreathsPay AttentionThat MomentHeart And MindHealthy Life Author:Jason Mraz
“Yoga has had a profound effect on my songs and performances. I don't meditate in the traditional style of sitting and doing nothing. I prefer the zen of paying attention, such as the meditation of yoga flow, or walking meditations. I also consider singing, surfing and gardening to very meditative.” SongAttentionMeditationEffectsStyleWalkingSingingYogaSittingFlowPerformancesProfoundTraditionalPay AttentionGardeningSurfingDoing NothingWalking Meditation Author:Jason Mraz
“I think a part of it was the way my parents raised me. I think that's part of being raised in a big Latin family. To get an adult's attention you have to do something crazy, and my way was dancing on tables and singing and dancing. That was my way of getting everyone's attention. I'm loud and I like being loud.” ThinkingWayBigsParentAttentionCrazySingingAdultsTablesDancingRaisedMy WayLoudLatinSinging And DancingDancing On Tables Author:Becky G
“I started playing the bass because nobody else would play the bass, and then I got bumped up into singing because no one else really wanted to sing. So I learned how to sing and I wrote the songs, so I tended to get the most attention.” PlayWantedSongAttentionSingingBass Author:Tom Petty
“I used singing as a safety measure. I would pay attention to what songs the popular girls liked, learn those songs from the radio or library cassettes, and then "accidentally" sing or hum these songs in class. This would impress the girls, who would then defend me from the boys.” UsedSongGirlPayAttentionClassBoysSingingSafetyLibraryRadioPay AttentionImpressCassettesPopular Girl Author:Vivek Shraya
“And I was mischievous. I was always into something. So when I got good attention from the singing, I knew that was probably where I needed to land.” AttentionLandNeededSingingMischievous Author:Reba McEntire
“All these non-singing, non-dancing, wish-I-had-me-some-clothes fools who tell me my albums suck. Why should I pay any attention to them?” ShouldWishPayAttentionFoolClothesSingingDancingAlbumsShould I Author:Prince
“Big Brother isn’t watching. He’s singing and dancing. He’s pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother’s busy holding your attention every moment you’re awake. He’s making sure you’re always distracted. He’s making sure you’re fully absorbed.” MomentsBigsAttentionBrotherSingingDancingBusyAwakeHatsPullingRabbitsDistractedLullabySinging And Dancing Author:Chuck Palahniuk
“Big Brother isn't watching. He's singing and dancing. He's pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother's busy holding your attention every moment you're awake. He's making sure you're always distracted. He's making sure you're fully absorbed. He's making sure your imagination withers. Until it's as useful as your appendix. He's making sure your attention is always filled. And this being fed, it's worse than being watched. With the world always filling you, no one has to worry about what's in your mind. With everyone's imagination atrophied, no one will ever be a threat to the world.” WorldMindMomentsBigsImaginationAttentionWorryBrotherSingingFilledDancingThreatBusyAwakeHatsFedsPullingFillingRabbitsDistractedSinging And DancingAppendix Author:Chuck Palahniuk