“Thank God, 50 years ago I learned that our entire business is all based on two things; a great song and a great story. Film, television, if you don't have that story, nothing else matters. You don't call anybody else or direct anybody. The same with a song. A great song can make the worst singer in the world a star.” IfsWorldYearsTwoMatterStoriesFilmSongStarsWorstTelevisionYears AgoDirectSingersTwo ThingsThank God Author:Quincy Jones
“Daniel Levitin takes the most sophisticated ideas that exist about the brain and mind, applies them to the most emotionally direct art we have, our songs, and makes beautiful music of the two together.” MindArtTwoIdeasTogetherBeautifulSongBrainDirectSophisticatedBeautiful Music Author:Adam Gopnik
“I've always been trying to write songs like Lightfoot. A song of mine like 'Come Monday' is a direct result of me trying to write a Gordon Lightfoot song.” WritingTryingSongResultsMinesDirectMonday Author:Jimmy Buffett