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Neil Sedaka Quotes

My teachers said, 'Always keep a Beethoven sonata under your fingers.' I always have. I still play chamber music, and I always play classical.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: March 13, 1939

Topics

Music Play Said Teachers Always

I got really hooked on this riff in the middle of this song called 'Minor Miracles' by my friend Eric Johnson from Fruit Bats. I got the tracks for that from him, and that turned into 'Here in Spirit.'

Friend Fruit Song Miracles Spirit

The reason that I like to use classical myths as models is because African American writers and African American stories are usually understood as occurring in some kind of vacuum - because of slavery.

Slavery American Kind Reason Vacuum

I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in history in which the public thoroughly discussed all the potential benefits and all the potential harms, in advance of the technology coming online and running its course.

Technology History Revolution First

So I learnt a few country western songs, I bought a chord book, and right away I started writing my own stuff, which nobody else did that, I don't know why.

Writing Book Country Nobody Know

I've never been to a black-tie thing in my life. I didn't even go to my prom.

Life My Life Go Never Prom Been

My mother died of metastatic colorectal cancer shortly before three P.M. on Christmas Day of 2008. I don't know the exact time of her death, because none of us thought to look at a clock for a while after she stopped breathing.

Meghan O'Rourke

Mother Time Day Death Thought Look

Rock evolved out of rebellion, so when you turn on the Billboard Awards or something like the Grammys, and there's no rock on there, that's a good sign - because that means that rock is not welcome inside of a pop format.

Good Welcome You Rock Awards Turn

I became the messenger who had to be killed.

Messenger Who Had Became

You do not give a great biographer a timetable. You let them do their work and, in due course, publish it.

Work Great You Give Publish Course

I just don't read reviews, because it can really hurt you.

Hurt You Because Reviews Just Read

A vaccine that prevented tuberculosis would merit a Nobel Prize, but it's just very difficult to develop.

Difficult Prize Vaccine Just Would

I can actually dress up or bring my femininity in and bring my own flair and my own stout - and still be great at what I do. We're created different to be unique!

Michelle Carter

Great Dress Unique I Can My Own Own

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