“I watch artists say they wrote all these songs and don't mention anybody else who was involved, and that's fine. I don't expect an artist to give me credit. I know that they're gonna take the credit for everything. But, it's my job to give myself that exposure and not make excuses, not grow bitter.” KnowsGivingJobsArtistSongGrowsWatchesFineInvolvedGive MeExcuseCreditBitterExposure Author:Rico Love
“I love TV. I know all the theme songs from the shows I watch. I'm not one of those who'd rather be a movie star. I prefer TV because of the rushed way of working-on a movie set, you sit around and wait and wait to do a scene because they're adjusting the lights.” KnowsWayShowsLightSongStarsWaitingWatchesTvsSceneThemeMovie StarAdjustingMovie Sets Author:Dana Hill
“Life was not intended to be simply a round of work, no matter how interesting and important that work may be. A moment’s pause to watch the glory of a sunrise or a sunset is soul-satisfying, while a bird's song will set the steps to music all day long.” MayLongImportantSoulMatterMomentsSongInterestingStepsWatchesGloryBirdRoundsSunsetSatisfyingSunrisePauses Book:Little house in the Ozarks: a Laura Ingalls Wilder sampler : the rediscovered writings Source: Little house in the Ozarks: a Laura Ingalls Wilder sampler : the rediscovered writings
“I am the Alexander Graham Bell of the phone company, the Christopher Columbus of America because after 'The Twist' everything changed, .. Watch the films from 1958 up to 1959, and watch American Bandstand during that time. After the song came out, everything was different.” DifferentAmericaFilmSongCompanyWatchesChangedPhonesBellsTwistsColumbusGraham Bell Author:Chubby Checker
“If you and I shall, like the believing shepherds, watch and long for His appearing, one day we, too, shall hear a music grander and sweeter even than the song of angels, when the great Composer shall transpose all the strains of earth from the minor into the major, when the wail of nature shall give way to the glad harmony of the everlasting jubilee.” IfsWayGivingBelieveLongEarthSongWatchesOne DayMajorsAngelHarmonyGladComposerMinorsStrainEverlastingAppearingShepherdsJubilee Author:Abbott Eliot Kittredge
“You don't do background music the way a lot of more conventional films do. The music is often kind of a character in your films to the extent that sometimes you stop and watch someone perform a song.” WayKindSometimesCharacterFilmSongWatchesMusic IsBackgroundsConventionalBackground Music Author:Wes Anderson
“Someone curating songs for you through your computer or being able to hold 10,000 songs on your watch - that convenience is pretty incredible, but so is the emotional impact of holding a Beatles record in your hand and listening to Let It Be.” HandsAbleSongWatchesRecordsEmotionalListeningComputerImpactIncrediblesConvenience Author:Dave Grohl
“I don't bother so much about the others' songs. For instance, I don't give a damn about how 'Something' is doing in the charts - I watch 'Come Together' (the flip side) because that's my song.” GivingTogetherSongSidesMusicWatchesMusic IsInstanceBotherDamnFlipDon't Give A DamnI Don't Give A Damn Author:John Lennon
“Mormonism has this great cheesy aesthetic - when you watch their videos, it's almost as if they're about to flash a smile at the camera and burst into song. Mormon cheesiness is so close to musical cheesiness.” IfsSongWatchesCamerasMusicalVideoAestheticFlashCheesyMormonism Author:Matt Stone
“I'm not thinking about forcing my kids to watch my movies. It's always awkward when someone says: "Hey, I wrote a song, can I play it for you?" That would be the dynamic, if I was like: "Hey, you're my son, watch my work!" I don't want to put them in that awkward position. Just because when they get older, that's when I'm worried, that they'll judge me and say: "Yeah, my father's ******* Jack Black. He was in that cheesy movie." So, I'm going to keep it all high quality. It'll be a quality controller.” IfsThinkingWantPlayHandsWould BeKidsSongFatherBlackQualityWatchesPositionSonJudgingMouthsYeahHeyWorriedMy SonAwkwardCheesyHigh QualityHey YouJudge MeControllers Author:Jack Black
“I watch videos on YouTube of bands that I've heard of that I want to check out. And sometimes I don't even finish the video. And that's really sad, because maybe I'd like that song. I think that we don't give stuff a chance to really sink in.” ThinkingWantGivingSometimesSongStuffChanceWatchesHeardBandChecksVideoYoutubeReally Sad Author:Kathleen Hanna
“I didn't really do many business ventures throughout my career because I would have an idea and then before I'd have a chance to make something of it, I'd see someone else do it. I just liked to watch my fellow artists become entrepreneurs and be people who can inspire the next generation. I did that more with my songs.” PeopleIdeasArtistSongNextChanceCareersWatchesGenerationsInspireFellowsEntrepreneurVentureNext Generation Author:Nas
“I think that people want to go to the movies and watch shows on TV or in theaters that make them feel good and music really does that. Not only can you watch something and connect to dialogue, but when you listen to a song, it gives a whole other element of connection and you get that feeling like you want to stand up and dance and sing.” PeopleThinkingWantGivingFeelsDoeWholeShowsFeelingsSongWatchesTvsLike YouElementsConnectionsTheaterDialogueFeel Good Author:Brittany Snow