“Being in L.A., it was really hard to find a country writer and producer. I eventually - years of searching - found this guy, Dan Franklin. He's an incredible musician and producer. We write so well together... It's been a really cool experience.” WritingYearsWellsCountryHardTogetherGuyFoundMusicianIncrediblesProducersThis GuyReally CoolFranklin Author:Sasha Pieterse
“I wanted to definitely be a musician or a good preacher or a heck of a baseball player. I couldn't play ball too good - I hurt my finger, and I stopped that. I couldn't preach, and well, all I had left was getting into the music thing.” WellsPlayWantedLeftHurtPlayerMusicianBaseballBallsFingersPreacherBaseball PlayerMuddy Author:Muddy Waters
“Great stories, well written and heartfelt. Prisoner of SouthernRock is an engaging and entertaining celebration of southern music, musicians and characters.” WellsCharacterStoriesWrittenMusicianPrisonerSouthernCelebrationEntertainingEngagingHeartfeltWell Written Author:Chuck Leavell
“Well, in order for me to be successful... In order to be a great artist - musician, actor, painter, whatever - you must be able to be private in public at all times.” WellsAbleArtistOrderActorsSuccessfulMusicianPainterAll TimeBeing SuccessfulGreat Artist Author:Lady Gaga
“The ideal set-up would be the story man, the director, and the layout man, as well as musician, operating as a sort of story unit. They all should be keenly interested in the picture. No one in person should donate to an extent where he would keep the others from entering into the production and freely expressing themselves.” MenShouldWellsPersonsStoriesWould BeDesignDevelopmentDirectorsMusicianIdealsProductionsUnitsEnteringDonateLayout Author:Walt Disney
“Unnur Birna is a Reykjavik-based violinist and singer. She has performed as a session musician with countless Icelandic and international artists while recording and appearing as a solo artist as well. Unnur has joined me as an unpaid guest on a few Icelandic shows in recent years, so it is a great pleasure to return the favour and appear on one of her songs at last. This new track, Sunshine, came about in Italy, written as an ode to sunlight and happiness after fleeing the dark winter in Iceland” YearsWellsShowsLastsArtistSongDarkPleasureWrittenReturnMusicianWinterInternationalTrackSingersSunshineGuestsSunlightSoloFavourSessionAppearingFleeingViolinistIcelandOdesReykjavik Author:Ian Anderson
“In order for a musician to grow, he's got to pay his dues. Some musicians ask me, 'well, what do you mean? You're saying I have to 'starve' and pay all these dues just to play jazz?' And my answer to them is, well, to some degree, yes! Because in order to play jazz you have to live it. Those notes mean something. They don't just come from your brain, they come from your heart and soul too. And in order to have that heart and soul you have to experience life. So I relate my music to my life and my life style. You can't separate the two.” WellsHeartMeanTwoSoulPlayOrderAsksGrowsAnswersPayBrainStyleDegreesMusicianJazzNotesDuesRelateAsk MeHeart And SoulLife Style Author:Woody Shaw
“Well I think any author or musician is anxious to have legitimate sales of their products, partly so they're rewarded for their success, partly so they can go on and do new things.” ThinkingWellsProductsGoes OnMusicianAnxiousNew Things Author:Bill Gates
“We're not encouraging idols other than on the TV show, you know and that's the wrong way to do it. If we had become famous from a contest show we'd be embarrassed in my generation. But if that's the benchmark then I thought well young people who want to be filmmakers, or musicians, or whatever are screwed. But maybe they're not because what they're doing is they're creating their own thing.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayWantWellsShowsYoungGenerationsTvsCreatingMusicianFilmmakerIdolsEmbarrassedTv ShowsContestsMy GenerationWrong Way Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“I do the work with friends who are musicians as well. I'm working on a piece of music and I have an idea of who I want on the vocals, but I don't really have a list.” WantWellsIdeasPiecesMusicianListsVocal Author:Paul van Dyk