“I took some lessons as a kid but trained myself by ear. I did it the way jazz musicians used to learn years ago, which is to play records and slow them down to figure out the notes. At first I tried to imitate Red Garland, who was my favorite jazz pianist.” WayYearsFirstsPlayKidsUsedRecordsFiguresLessonsMusicianRedYears AgoEarsJazzNotesMy FavoriteJazz MusicPianistJazz MusicianGarlands Author:Donald Fagen
“Big L is my favorite rapper of all time. He got killed quite a few years ago now but I think he's amazing and he kind of inspires me like his style inspires me. I don't think there's been anyone better since. I mean, Biggie Smalls is definitely on the top of the list but Big L is like the underdog, I like to give him the edge.” ThinkingGivingYearsKindMeanBigsComedyStyleInspireYears AgoMy FavoriteEdgesListsAll TimeRapperUnderdogBiggie Author:Andy Milonakis
“FOAM OF THE DAZE is a novel like no other, a sexy, innocent, smart and sweet cartoon of a world which then begins, little by little, to bleed real blood until, in the end, the blood turns out to be our own. I read it nearly thirty years ago in its previous incarnation as Mood Indigo and I loved it then; it's still one of my favorite books in the whole world” WorldYearsLittlesStillsBookRealEndsWholeTurnsNovelBloodSweetSmartYears AgoMy FavoriteSexyMoodWhole WorldInnocentThirtyCartoonIncarnationThirty YearsFoamFavorite BookIndigoDaze Author:Jim Krusoe
“Years ago I used to set my alarm for 4 am, so that I could wake up in the middle of a dream and move directly into writing. I guess my favorite poems contain a mixture of intuitive and analytical thought.” WritingYearsDreamMovingUsedMiddleYears AgoWake UpMy FavoriteIntuitiveMixturesAlarms Author:James Arthur
“I wanted to work with Barry [ Jenkins]. I am a big fan of his from Medicine for Melancholy years ago. Tarrell [Alvin McCraney] is my favorite playwright. I will do anything he asks. The characters were so clearly drawn and three dimensional. It was an easy thing to say yes to.” YearsCharacterBigsWantedThreeAsksEasyFansYears AgoMedicineMy FavoriteMelancholyPlaywrightEasy Things Author:Andre Holland
“I actually started the whole project some years ago with a live debut at Ancienne Belgique in Brussels. The focus was mainly on my favorite period of Billie Holiday, which was the late-50s Verve recordings, with essentially a small version of the Count Basie band.” YearsWholeFocusPeriodsBandProjectsLateYears AgoMy FavoriteVersionsHolidayDebutBrussels Author:Jose James
“[Carnival Ride] is part of a line from my favorite song on the album, "Wheel of the World." It sums up everything that's happened to me. It's nuts to think of where I was a couple of years ago.” ThinkingWorldYearsSongLinesHappenedCoupleYears AgoMy FavoriteAlbumsWheelsNutsFavorite SongCarnivalsCarnival Rides Author:Carrie Underwood
“I find personally that when I go to a place where I can't get in, I feel hostility from whatever it is, a hotel, a shop, a market, a street corner where there are no curb cuts, because somebody forgot to put them in, and where I have to go two blocks to the corner to do it. A lot of the excuses are, "Well, this is an old building." That's my favorite one. "This is an old building." It's as though 50 years ago, people with disabilities did not exist. As if the disabled are a new problem. It has always been a problem.” PeopleIfsFeelsYearsWellsI CanTwoProblemCuttingStreetsBuildingYears AgoMy FavoriteExcuseCornersBlockShopsHotelDisabilityHostilityDisabledCurbStreet CornersPeople With DisabilitiesOld Buildings Author:Itzhak Perlman