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In a way Girls Aloud were the first wave of modern celebrity. When we started out there were no camera phones clicking away.
Because I grew up trapped in the suburbs 8 miles outside of D.C. and I've never seen what people who live in D.C. look like.
If anybody asks me where I'm from, my first inclination is to say, 'Washington,' because that's where I grew up meaningfully.
People ask me if I am going to write my memoirs. But even if I wanted to, I would not be able. I have extremely few memories.
I have an opera coach who I went to as a teenager, when I was 15 and 16 years old. When I went to college, I forgot about it.
Any song I have to work on longer than a day, I just leave it. It's not gonna work. Everything that's good is really instant.
I always kind of thought I want to be a good person, I want to be right to my fellow men and love them like were supposed to.
With each new experience of letting God be in control, we gain courage and reinforcement for daring to do it again and again.
I like playing music because it's a good living and I get satisfaction from it. But I can't feed my family with satisfaction.
I need the information and then I can go. So, as long as I have the information and a little bit of sleep, I can do the rest.
I feel like when you are really appreciative, it makes it easier to have a better outlook and perspective of life in general.
I busked a few times in Asheville, North Carolina, when I was 18. It was terrifying. I was probably just trying to meet girls.
Most of the jobs I've gotten are from people calling me. I don't actively solicit a lot of work like that, but maybe I should.
I like listening to ambient music, especially in very scenic places because I think it allows for the most freedom of thought.
My mom wasn't thrilled about me being in a band, because she very correctly said she couldn't see any sort of stability in it.
I was actually really stunned that my label suggested 'Door' as the single to lead with, as it's such a long and winding song.
To be perfectly honest with you, I think that The Darkness is a joke, and that's, unfortunately, exactly what the world wants.
I always kind of thought I want to be a good person, I want to be right to my fellow men and love them like we're supposed to.
I was pretty quiet as a child. I kind of hung out with my family and listened to music and sh*t. I wasn't too outgoing at all.
If anyone's reading this waiting for some type of full-on, flat apology for anything, they should just stop reading right now.
I love the truth. Whether it's painful or wonderful, it always widens my perspective and changes me. It helps move me forward.
I'm a big fan of things in writing in general that are subtle, that suggest something without actually in-your-face saying it.
Obviously there's so much about me on the Internet that you can turn against me, and you can make me into any person you want.
I kind of love opening, because it's easier and kind of just more fun to get up and play fast and furious and have a good time.
I've probably listened to 'Try Me' by DeJ Loaf 500 times. It's a little slower than your typical strut BPM, but it still works.
I mean, if you asked me what I’m going to be doing when I’m 85, I’d make a quick picture in my mind and, well, I’ll be singing.
I mean, if you asked me what I'm going to be doing when I'm 85, I'd make a quick picture in my mind and, well, I'll be singing.
I think soldiers are not just one homogenous group, just like Americans aren't. They all have different feelings about the war.
I want to represent the street, not in a negative sense, but in the sense that when I was growing up, that's what I grew up on.
A song is like a saddle: you ride it for a while, and if it's the right kind of song you can sing it for the rest of your life.
Just like the poles of a magnet, some people are drawn to death and others are repulsed by it, but we all have to deal with it.
When I was in Boston, I was doing a lot of Americana stuff - I fell in love with Ray LaMontagne, Patty Griffin, and Neil Young.
I grew up in Los Angeles when the racial tensions between blacks and Mexicans were very high. Gang violence was very prevalent.
You know how the press is: If I mention one mistake, that's the only thing that bothers me unless I mention all the other ones.
I don't like war. I particularly don't like the celebration of war, which I think the administration is a little bit guilty of.
Only a straight white person would have no concept of what visibility is. They've never contended with anything but visibility.
I like trying to make sounds that are interesting and are a bit weird. I try to make music that captures people's imaginations.
A guitar riff played on a piano doesn't come close to the purity of it being played on a guitar but I faked it enough to get by.
You'll see every kind of New Yorker in there. You really feel like you're in the belly of the beast when you're in Union Square.
I'm not that guy in the suit, speaking the Queen's English. I don't need to be. I've done enough. I can go on 'Newsnight' as me.
The issue of innovation never interested me personally, since I believe it may lead to a place where people don't paint anymore.
Brother, do you know a nicer occupation, Matter of fact, neither do I, Than standing on the corner Watching all the girls go by?
I think that’s a responsibility that I have, to push possibilities, to show people: “This is the level that things could be at.”
Rap is the new rock 'n' roll. We the real rock stars, and I'm the biggest of all of them. I'm the No. 1 rock star on the planet.
I don't really think of Dire Straits as a sound, you know. It. just depends on the song, and the stuff we're doing is so varied.
With every record, there's something you realize about it after the process is done. And you know that's almost always the case.
Lust comes creeping through the night to feed on hearts of suburban wives who learned to pretend when they met their dreams end.
People don't normally change when things are going well. But I want to see what's next and keep moving. That keeps things fresh.
I try to turn off the TV and play with my kids as much as I can, and I always hope they're having as good a time as Mormon kids.
There is a formula that allows you to write a decent song. But a song like 'You're All I Need to Get By,' it just writes itself.