“The things I see every day inspire my sound and lyrics, like certain people and situations that stick out in my mind. There are also certain musicians I love whose music and styles inspire me.” PeopleMindCertainSoundSituationStyleInspireMusicianSticks Author:Birdy
“Anyway, in my performance style, I'm a singer-songwriter. People can call it neo-soul or R&B or whatever. But at the core, when you see me live, I'm a singer-songwriter.” PeopleSoulStylePerformancesSingersCoreSongwritersSinger Songwriters Author:India.Arie
“We went from being thought of and talked about as "a band that plays a so-and-so style of music" (a grunge band, a stoner band, etc) to "a band that plays music with a certain sensibility or style to it". I'm not able to see quite what that is, but it's there and some people like it a lot.” PeoplePlayAbleCertainStyleBandEtcSensibilityGrungeStoners Author:Bent Saether
“I enrolled at a local college, but this time paid attention to myself - took only courses that really interested me, even if they weren't in sequence; kept out of classes with people I knew from high school, because I tended to act like the class clown around them; selected teachers by their teaching style - until I could build up my study habits. I ended up graduating with a 3.97 GPA and got into Harvard for my doctorate.” PeopleIfsSchoolCoursesAttentionClassStudyTeacherTeachingStyleCollegeHabitHigh SchoolPaidLocalsGraduatesClownSequenceHarvardSelectedDoctoratesGpa Author:L. Todd Rose
“There are famous examples of people who just had really strange ways - [Jimi] Hendrix being the biggest example of that. Or someone like Keith Richards, he just has a really idiosyncratic style.” PeopleWayStyleExampleStrangeHendrixKeith Author:Bryce Dessner
“When I was starting, I was very much influenced by the straight up, eyes to camera style of August Sander. He is really the only one. Had I known then the work of people like Ken Russell, Vivian Maier, Helen Levitt, and Steven Berkoff, they would undoubtedly have influenced me too.” PeopleEyeKnownStyleCamerasStartingAugustHelenStraight Up Author:Derek Ridgers
“And then Earl Scruggs comes along and transforms the banjo into a virtuosic modern instrument. For the first time, the Southern banjo style becomes the identity of the banjo, and everything from before is wiped off of people's consciousness by the power of that explosion.” PeopleFirstsConsciousnessModernStyleIdentityFirst TimeInstrumentsSouthernExplosionsBanjos Author:Bela Fleck
“We actually tried to put in [Kung Fu Panda 3] all the things we wanted to put into the first two films. We're all the same people who've been working on the other films and we all had things we couldn't do, and had to leave on the table. We just couldn't achieve them before. This time we have multiple new environments and different styles of animation.” PeopleFirstsTwoDifferentWantedFilmEnvironmentAchieveStyleTablesMultipleAnimationDifferent StylesKung FuPandasNew EnvironmentKung Fu Panda Author:Jennifer Yuh Nelson
“I describe me sound as international: reggae, pop, rap, R&B all in one. I think I have my own style. I can't really even describe it. People say, "What type of genre is your music?" It's Sean Kingston genre. I have my own genre. No disrespect to no artist or dudes out there. I feel like I am my own person. I am doing my own thing.” PeopleThinkingFeelsPersonsI CanArtistSoundMy OwnStyleTypeInternationalPopsRapGenreDisrespectReggaeSeanGenre IsMy Own StyleDescribe Me Author:Sean Kingston
“For me, style is something that I've always loved. It's more than just, "Oh I make this type of music, so I should dress this type of way." But it's very important. On the other hand, if I was on stage in a hoodie and some baggy jeans, it wouldn't give off the same feeling. People appreciate the music, but people want to see the whole visual thing.” PeopleIfsWayWantGivingShouldImportantWholeFeelingsHandsStageStyleTypeAppreciateDressesVisualsJeans Author:Leon Bridges
“A lot of people at my school could play the "Stairway to Heaven" guitar solo, but they couldn't play three chords of a Ramones song if their life depended on it because they didn't have the strength or ability to do it. But all I did was practice that, and the style that I eventually fell into is more focused than people would actually imagine.” PeopleIfsPlaySchoolSongThreeHeavenAbilityPracticeImagineStyleGuitarFocusedSoloChordsRamonesStairwaysGuitar SolosStairway To Heaven Author:Kevin Shields
“I'm always trying to push myself into unfamiliar places with the music, sometimes without success, I have to admit. But I'd rather be there than relying on a style that people recognize and want to follow.” PeopleWantTryingSometimesStyleAlways TryingUnfamiliar Author:Michael Gira
“I think it's important to be aware of different people's styles and how you adapt or change or steal their ideas.” PeopleThinkingImportantIdeasDifferentStyleStealingDifferent Peoples Author:Chris Hemsworth
“People are appreciating the old stuff again and there's no MTV-style scene police to try to make us all listen to Machine Head and Pantera *puke*!” PeopleTryingStuffStyleSceneAppreciateMachinesPoliceMtvPukeOld StuffPantera Author:Mat McNerney
“Preaching styles and people being slain in the spirit and things like that. Now it doesn't happen in all black churches, and it happens sometimes in white churches, right? But on average they're quite a bit different.” PeopleDifferentSometimesHappensSpiritBitsBlackChurchWhiteStyleAveragePreachingAll BlackBlack Church Author:Michael Emerson
“It's one of the things we find in these congregations is that they are much more likely to be sort of up-beat worship styles, more likely that people in these congregations say "Amen," maybe get up and dance some, tend to be a little bit more lively than a typical white service would be, but not as lively as a typical black service would be.” PeopleLittlesWould BeBitsBlackWhiteStyleWorshipLittle BitBeatsGet UpTypicalLivelyAmenCongregation Author:Michael Emerson
“You find the most in not any particular denomination specifically. It's the style of worship. So if we have what we call a charismatic worship style, that means upbeat music and a more lively style of preaching usually, people are allowed to clap, say "Amen," whether they're mainline Protestant, conservative Protestant, and Catholics, whatever, they're much more likely to be integrated.” PeopleIfsMeanStyleParticularWorshipCatholicConservativePreachingLivelyIntegratedProtestantsAmenCharismaticDenominationsUpbeat Author:Michael Emerson
“I was always interested in finding the elegance of each style and understanding why it influences so many people.” PeopleUnderstandingInfluenceStyleFindingsEleganceUnderstanding Why Author:Volker Bertelmann
“People who just listen to music and are not a part of the creative community should realize that there is a lot of interaction between artists who have different styles.” PeopleShouldDifferentArtistRealizingCommunityCreativeStyleInteractionListening To MusicJust ListenDifferent Styles Author:Kristoffer Rygg
“I don't know how (producer) Dan Harmon put that together but he did. Everyone gets along and we all babysit Chevy Chase (laughs) and it all works out. Plus we are given a lot of freedom to riff off each other and compliment each other's comedic style. The group is so talented, whether it be Donald Glover or Allison Brie and now Jim Rash who plays the Dean is finally a full member of the cast - oh my gosh, he is so funny. I call him Rumplestiltskin; he can spin comedy out of anything. I am in such a blessed situation - if only more people would watch it.” PeopleIfsKnowsPlayTogetherGivenSituationWatchesLaughingKnow HowComedyGroupsStyleMembersBlessedCastsWork OutProducersPlusComplimentDeanComedicOh My GoshChevyAllisonBrie Author:Joel McHale
“In death metal, a lot of guys are Eddie Van Halen disciples, but they take his style to really expressionistic places. It's a real pleasure for me to hear people pushing their craft.” PeopleRealGuyPleasureStyleCraftsPushingMetalsDiscipleVansVan HalenDeath Metal Author:John Darnielle
“My style of lyric-writing is very specific and has a lot of details, and I think people react most to that.” PeopleThinkingWritingStyleDetails Author:Craig Finn
“I'm going to try to do as many styles as I can. A salsa number, rock and roll, country.... I've talked to a million people about it. Obviously, I'd love Prince to do it. I'm sure he'll produce the whole album for me.” PeopleTryingI CanCountryWholeNumbersMillionsRocksStyleProduceAlbumsRock And RollSalsa Author:Paul Reubens
“I got my style from a lot of different people, even my style of reading, even Johnny Carson inspired me.” PeopleDifferentReadingStyleInspiredDifferent Peoples Author:Patti Smith
“I never wanted to get into high end in Colombia - the percentage of people who can afford it is very small, and they can shop abroad anyway. It's just not what I had in mind. I wanted to bring international fashion to as many people here as possible, who don't usually get exposed to such styles.” PeopleMindEndsWantedFashionStyleInternationalShopsExposedPercentagesColombia Author:Esteban Cortazar
“It is very depressing to see that in the 21st century people are still using the same 1950s and '60s style of propaganda.” PeopleStillsCenturyStylePropagandaDepressing21st CenturyVery Depressing Author:Bassem Youssef
“I think people are attracted to The Huffington Post's blend of up-to-the-second news and thoughtful opinion, delivered with an attitude. Plus, I think they enjoy that we cover so many different things - from politics and entertainment to style and satire. There is always something interesting to read and think about - and even to laugh at.” PeopleThinkingDifferentEnjoyInterestingAttitudeOpinionLaughingStyleNewsEntertainmentPostsThoughtfulDifferent ThingsSatirePlusSomething Interesting Author:Arianna Huffington
“And when you are operating within your style, which is your world, which you operate in, then it also would make sense to you. Now, whether it makes sense to anybody outside is besides the point really. You just do it and then you find that other people kind of begin to relate to it and allow themselves to get into your way of thinking about things.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayKindStyleRelateMake SenseWay Of ThinkingJust Do It Author:Robert Barry
“I am uneasy about the practice of other people telling you how to write. This is especially true for beginners who haven't yet developed their style and their writer's persona and are easily pushed off the course.” PeopleWritingCoursesPracticeStyleHavensPersonaUneasyBeginners Author:Yuriy Tarnawsky
“Imagine Eminem writing a play with complex raps and syllables, and melodies flowing in and out. That's what it was like for me listening to Lin-Manuel Miranda, it was incredible. So it just goes to show that if you put your teaching style in a certain form, that will attract the attention of the people you are trying to teach.” PeopleIfsWritingTryingPlayShowsFormCertainAttentionTeachImagineTeachingStyleListeningComplexesIncrediblesRapMelodySyllablesMiranda Author:Ryan Montgomery
“It's important to remember that there are many different types of people, styles of teaching and that we won't agree with all of them.” PeopleImportantDifferentRememberTeachingStyleTypeAgree Author:Kathryn Budig
“Basically the subcultures formed in the U.K. because the mainstream was not satisfying the needs of certain people like myself. So through music and through style, we found our tribe, we found like-minded rebels.” PeopleNeedsCertainFoundStyleSatisfyingRebelMainstreamTribesSubculture Author:Don Letts
“I'm just trying different styles and switching it up, but getting back to rap and the essence and the swag that I brought to the game from records like "Rack City" and "Faded," records like that. I got some good collaborations that people are gonna be excited about.” PeopleTryingDifferentGamesCitiesRecordsStyleEssenceExcitedRapCollaborationFadedRacksDifferent StylesSwagSwitching Author:Tyga
“As Erykah Badu, it has nothing to do with me, the way I look, my hair wrap, my style, it's about you and what you feel for my music. If I can make you feel like the way that people who influenced me made me feel, that's completion.” PeopleIfsWayFeelsLooksMadeI CanStyleHairWrapsCompletion Author:Erykah Badu
“I don't know that we're beating anyone at their own game. I just think that we tried to include a lot of Nashville entities from the very beginning, just to see if that would work. We were trying to take my music to a different level and some people wanted me to change my style and my image, obviously that's not going to happen so we simply thanked those people for their time.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsTryingDifferentHappensWantedGamesLevelsStyleEntityNashvilleDifferent Levels Author:Cody Johnson
“It is both delusional and stupid to think that clothes don't really matter and we should all wear whatever we want. Most people don't take clothing seriously enough, but whether we should or not, clothes do talk to us and we make decisions based on people's appearances.” PeopleThinkingWantShouldMatterEnoughDecisionStyleStupidClothesAppearanceClothingsDelusional Author:G. Bruce Boyer
“People have said on blogs - which is kind of where I decide where to describe my style, from other people telling me - so I don't know, people say it's like, "electro-pop with glam and old rock influences." Or it's "indie pop" or whatever that means.” PeopleKnowsKindMeanSaidInfluenceRocksStylePopsBlogsGlamOld Rock Author:BØRNS
“Maybe it's just me being lazy but I just don't like describing my music or style or anything, I just like letting people interpret it.” PeopleStyleLazyDescribingBeing Lazy Author:BØRNS