“My father was a jazz tenor sax player. He played in a lot of big bands. So I had that sound around me all the time. The first record that really caught my ear was Clifford Brown's 'Brownie Eyes.' I grew up listening to John Coltrane and Illinois Jacquet. This is where I come from... I love improvisational music.” FirstsBigsEyeFatherSoundRecordsPlayerListeningGrewBandGrew UpEarsJazzCaughtBrownIllinoisTenorsColtraneBrownies Author:Meshell Ndegeocello
“That $27,000 that a young player will now get just for making the main draw at the Australian Open is huge. It can set them up for a couple of months which at that level you really do need that kind of help. It sounds like a lot of money, but when you're travelling the world trying to make it as a tennis player, it doesn't last long.” WorldNeedsTryingKindLongHelpingLastsYoungSoundLevelsPlayerHugeMonthsCoupleDrawsTennisLots Of MoneyAustralianTravel The WorldTennis Player Author:Samantha Stosur
“In Utero is a testament to the artistic vision of Kurt Cobain. It's kind of a weird record, and it's strangely beautiful at the same time. And if you look at Kurt's paintings and his drawings - he even did a sculpture for me - it's a rising, tortured-spirit person. It's kind of weird. It's done well, but it's like what Dave was saying about having your own sound. Kurt was a great songwriter. He knew he had a good ear for a hook [and was] a great singer, great guitar player, and In Utero is a good representation of what he liked in art and how he expressed himself.” IfsWellsLooksKindPersonsArtDoneBeautifulSpiritSoundVisionRecordsPlayerPaintingEarsGuitarDrawingSingersArtisticRisingSongwritersRepresentationTestamentHookSculptureGuitar PlayerDaveArtistic VisionCobain Author:Krist Novoselic
“If the players go Christmas shopping, it's not ideal preparation. It may sound silly, but having to fight off the crowds in a busy shopping centre or having people visit can be demanding.” PeopleIfsMayFightingSoundPlayerIdealsBusyCrowdsSillyPreparationShoppingCentreChristmas Shopping Author:Steve Coppell
“I have to give Mays one edge, durability. Mickey isn't sound and Willie is. Otherwise, if I had a chance to trade for either player, I'd pick Mantle.” IfsGivingSoundChancePlayerPicksBaseballTradeEdgesMickeyDurability Author:Gabe Paul
“I don't think you can recreate anything from the past. You can not do it. If you're going to go out and imitate a Motown sound, you can't do it, it's impossible because of the studios and players involved and the atmosphere.” IfsThinkingPastSoundPlayerImpossibleInvolvedStudiosAtmosphereCan NotMotown Author:Elton John
“When I got my first Marshall amp, it was so empowering. No one ever forgets their first Marshall amp if you're a guitar player pursuing a big powerful sound. I mean, no one ever forgets their first Marshall amp.” IfsFirstsMeanBigsSoundForgetPowerfulPlayerGuitarEmpoweringGuitar Player Author:Kirk Hammett
“It's hard to play with a bagpipe player. It's like an exotic bird. I love the sound, it's like strangling a goose.” ArtHardPlaySoundPlayerBirdExoticGeeseStranglingBagpipes Author:Tom Waits
“He (Ted Simmons) didn't sound like a baseball player. He said things like 'nevertheless' and 'if, in fact.” IfsSaidFactsSoundPlayerBaseballNeverthelessBaseball Player Author:Dan Quisenberry
“It is really amazing to be able to do cinematic, big feature style film music on a weekly basis and do it in LA, on a big scoring stage, on a studio lot, and do it with the right players and make it sound great.” BigsAbleFilmSoundPlayerStageStyleBasesStudiosFeaturesCinematicReally AmazingFilm Music Author:Christopher Lennertz
“Onstage I like to play with a an 18-inch speaker, which very few bass players do. I need that fat, underneath sound, which I've always had. It suits me admirably to do it like that, and I can imitate that sound by plugging directly into the board in the studio.” NeedsI CanPlaySoundPlayerStudiosFatsSuitsBoardsInchesSpeakersBassBass Players Author:Bill Wyman
“I've always been fascinated by music and sounds. I was lucky to receive proper classical training as an orchestra player and I'm always learning as a composer, looking to create new flavors and colors.” SoundPlayerColorLuckyTrainingFascinatedComposerFlavorOrchestraAlways Learning Author:Lior Ron
“It's the hardest thing for a young player to develop. At the same time a young player also has to deliver their musicality to the audience. I'm still developing my own sound, because you can never know all the music.” KnowsStillsYoungSoundMy OwnAudiencePlayerHardestDevelopingHardest ThingMusicality Author:Jimmy Heath
“I'm a piano player. I never thought of myself as a singer, at all. I was always trying to sound like somebody else. I don't like my own voice, I like Ray Charles, Robert Plant, I like Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart, people that have an edge in their voice.” PeopleTryingSoundVoiceMy OwnPlayerPlantEdgesSingersPianoRaysAlways Trying Author:Billy Joel
“The first reason why I started to use the [electric] keyboard is because I really like the bending sound of the guitar and bass player. I can't bend the piano sound. I really like the feel behind it. I feel it adds flavour and character to my music.” FeelsFirstsI CanReasonCharacterUseSoundBehindsPlayerAddGuitarReason WhyPianoElectricBassKeyboardsBendingFlavourBass Players Author:Hiromi
“Joe DiMaggio was the greatest all-around player I ever saw. His career can not be summed up in numbers and awards. It might sound corny, but he had a profound and lasting impact on the country.” CountryMightSoundNumbersCareersSawsPlayerImpactProfoundLastingAwardsCan NotCornyLasting Impact Author:Ted Williams