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Rodney Crowell Quotes

There are certain choices you make as a songwriter, based on vowel sounds and melody and chord changes.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: algerian
Birth: August 7, 1950

Topics

Choices You Changes Melody Sounds

I'm always writing, even when I'm not at my desk. I write on my hands. I used to write on my kids' hands, too, but they don't let me any more. When I'm driving I sometimes write all the way up my arms.

Me Writing Driving Hands Sometimes

I believe in discipline, so I'm not the right person to cry about weakness and things like this, but maybe I'm not human.

Discipline Right Person Believe Cry

I was a dancer for long time. And you always hear that ballet is the core of dance, and that - once you have that down - you can do everything else. For me, jazz is like that for music.

Music Time Dance Me Long You

When other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers I kind of wanted to be a vampire.

Little Girls Kind Vampire Dancers

There are a lot of people in Beverly Hills who come from the Middle East, who are very much a part of the Beverly Hills fabric, and their kids grew up with the privileges of Beverly Hills. And yet they still have to deal with a lot of the prejudice against them for being foreign-born.

People Prejudice Beverly Hills Middle

I called my managers, and they were like, 'What is Tijuana Jackson?'

Like Were Managers Jackson

Yes, Justin Bieber is a contrivance. Yes, Justin Bieber's lyrics are insipid - worse still, disingenuous. Yes, his tattoos stink. Yes, he's lousy at skateboarding. But what does any of this actually matter? In case you missed it, Bieber won.

You Missed Matter Tattoos Yes Worse

Music is a performance and needs the audience.

Michael Tippett

Music Performance Audience Needs

My love for artichokes comes from when I was very young. My mother and father would slice the hearts and fry them, and they would be crispy around the leaves and tender at the base.

Love Father Mother Young Hearts

I work in fantasy all day, so when I go home, I want to touch reality.

Work Home Day Reality Go Want

The surest route to breeding jealousy is to compare. Since jealousy comes from feeling less than another, comparisons only fan the fires.

Dorothy Corkille Briggs

Jealousy Feeling Fires Fan Route

Even if I am just sleeping with her or just watching cartoons in bed, I know Violet values that. I try to make the most of every moment and just make it special with her, because its what matters to me most.

Christina Milian

Moment I Am Me Values Know Sleeping

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