“The main issue was deciding what to play: Should it be old Ramones material or new material? I had about three albums worth of new material, but I knew that people would rather hear the Ramones songs.” PeopleShouldPlaySongThreeIssuesMaterialsAlbumsRamones Author:Dee Dee Ramone
“I've always had a bazillion songs in my archive, but I want to play people stuff they know. Now that I have two albums' worth of material, that gives me freedom to compose a set that's more well-balanced and build a show rather than just a recital of some songs.” PeopleKnowsWantGivingWellsTwoPlayShowsSongStuffMaterialsGive MeAlbumsBalancedArchivesRecitals Author:Kate Voegele
“We'll only be playing four new songs live, but all the material for the next album is basically finished.” SongNextFourMaterialsAlbumsFinishedNew Songs Author:Scott Putesky
“Recently, I've been working on anew album of material, which should be out in the new Millennium. I'm not sure which song will be put out as a single, but I'm still hoping to get another record in the charts.” ShouldStillsSongRecordsMaterialsAlbumsNot SureMillenniumStill Hoping Author:Desmond Dekker
“There is always, in the fine arts, a physical interface between the artist's esthetic vision and the material result he seeks. The interface may be the application of brush to canvas, chisel to marble, bow to string... It may be the control of voice in song or the control of body in dance. It is the mastery of the interface that comprises the artistry; it is what constitutes the 'art' in fine art.” MayArtBodyArtistSongVoiceResultsVisionMaterialsMastersFineStringsApplicationMasteryBowsCanvasBrushesMarbleFine ArtsArtistryInterfacesChisels Author:Robert Breault
“There is a limited supply of excellent songs, but I am not the only one. Paul McCartney, one of the best songwriters of all time, has only produced manure for the past 25 years. Rock musicians over 30 only produce unimportant material.” YearsPastSongRocksProduceMaterialsMusicianAll TimeExcellentSongwritersUnimportantRock MusicManureRock Musicians Author:Noel Gallagher
“For all its material advantages, the sedentary life has left us edgy, unfulfilled, even after 400 generations in villages and cities, we haven't forgotten: The open road still softly calls like a nearly forgotten song of childhood.” StillsSongLeftCitiesGenerationsChildhoodHavensMaterialsAdvantageForgottenVillageEdgySedentaryOpen Road Book:Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space Source: Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
“I regard singing pretty much like acting. Each song is like playing a different role. I get very involved with my material. I feel a responsibility for the emotion it brings out in the listener.” FeelsDifferentSongActingEmotionResponsibilityRolesMaterialsInvolvedSingingRegardJazzListeners Author:Peggy Lee
“I think when you write songs, you write about people... People are the source of my material. And London is a wonderful place to be for people. So, the next time you're sitting in a park somewhere, and you see someone like me looking at you, don't phone the police. I'm just writing” PeopleThinkingWritingSongNextWonderfulMaterialsSourceSittingPolicePhonesLondonLike MeParksNext TimeWonderful Places Author:Ray Davies
“I'm happy whenever anybody does my material. I don't care what they do with it. I do what I want to with other people's songs.” PeopleWantDoeCareSongMaterialsDon't CareI Don't Care Author:Mose Allison