Evelyn Glennie Quotes

Marimba is much more of a wood-type experience and there is no real possibility of getting a dry sound, and getting that contrast in the same way that you can in a vibraphone.

Evelyn Glennie

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ExperienceYouWayMoreSoundReal

You need the past as a guideline. The history of music is a good basis, but to escape that stuff, that tortuous rulebook, you have to learn it first. It's kind of like religion - once you've written the Bible, that's it, move on.

John Lydon

GoodMusicHistoryPastReligion

I'm not a real person. I'm a legend.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

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The more original something is, the more of a threat it seems until the people catch up with it. That happened with Thelonious Monk. It happened with anybody who is really original.

Steve Lacy

PeopleMoreUpMonkCatchSomething

I have a big problem with piped music. I like either silence or to listen to it properly.

Sting

MusicSilenceProblemListenBig

The general consensus among historians, among the ones who can handle the fact that 'Lincoln' is, in fact, historical fiction, is that we demonstrate enormous fidelity to history and that, beyond that, we've actually contributed a line of thinking about Lincoln's presidency that's somewhat original.

Tony Kushner

HistoryThinkingBeyondLineFiction

Radical Chic, after all, is only radical in Style; in its heart it is part of Society and its traditions.

Tom Wolfe

HeartStyleSocietyTraditionsOnly

Also, I just think of Draco and he gets me in the right mood. He just keeps getting worse and worse.

Tom Felton

MeThinkMoodRightJustWorse

I think people look at me different when they see I'm dressed well. They pay attention. They know I'm about something.

Romeo Santos

PeopleMeThinkAttentionLookKnow

Conscience is our magnetic compass; reason our chart.

Joseph Cook

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When I play live, I jump around like an idiot for an hour-and-a-half or more under a lighting rig that's hotter than hell.

Dimebag Darrell

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I like coming home and sharing things I've tasted or seen.

Dianne Reeves

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I didn't use to think anything was worth keeping private. Now I do.

Christina Ricci

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