Evan Parker Quotes

Certain kinds of speed, flow, intensity, density of attacks, density of interaction... Music that concentrates on those qualities is, I think, easier achieved by free improvisation between people sharing a common attitude, a common language.

Evan Parker

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AttitudeMusicPeopleFreeThink

I trained as a ballet dancer and fell in love with Rudolf Nureyev; I thought him the most beautiful creature. My mum had to break it to me that not only was he gay, but he was dead.

Jessica Brown Findlay

LoveBeautifulMeThoughtGayDead

Someone who's a great hero of mine and has become a friend is Patti Smith.

Andrea Riseborough

FriendGreatHeroSomeoneBecome

I was brought up by a father and mother who were radically different.

Robert Lepage

FatherMotherUpDifferentWhoWere

Sometimes, if you have a lot of history with a character and a lot of affection, it's hard for you to do anything with that character. Like with Swamp Thing, for instance, I revere the Alan Moore run so much that it would be hard for me to do my own Swamp Thing. I care too much about the way it was done before.

Jeff Lemire

CharacterHistoryMeCareYouRun

I love movies, I love television, I love narratives of all kinds.

Michael Cunningham

LoveTelevisionMoviesKindsI Love

Many people who don't like Rachmaninov's style consider the 'Rhapsody' his masterpiece. It's written fantastically well for orchestra and piano. He combines a lot of effervescence with a deep, Romantic spirit.

Stephen Hough

StyleRomanticPeopleDeepSpirit

I think I'm less disciplined than a lot of other people, I'm afraid, but on the other hand, I've written a lot of books.

Sue Miller

PeopleThinkHandAfraidBooksThan

I liked Kennedy. So far, he is the only American president who could talk with me and with whom I could talk. I know Johnson, but I have not yet a clear opinion of him.

Sukarno

MeOpinionAmericanKnowTalkHim

You can't do it all. You get many requests all the time, but I still have to focus on football, still have to live my life a little bit. But there are definitely times during the week when you want to take time out.

Rob Gronkowski

LifeLiveTimeFocusFootballYou

I'm into something that definitely does require your attention, and with that, you're not going to run out of things to do. You're never going to be the master of music.

Roscoe Mitchell

MusicAttentionYouRunNeverOut

For me, the power of the poetry in 'Milk and Honey' is the feeling you get after finished reading the poem. It's the emotion you feel once you've read the last word, and that is only possible when the diction is easy, and you don't get stuck on every other word, you don't know what the word means.

Rupi Kaur

PowerPoetryMeReadingYouHoney

Often I feel like I can run forever. If someone told me I had to run for 10 hours, I probably could.

Mika Brzezinski

MeFeelSomeoneI CanRunForever

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