Famous Quotes & Sayings

Shamir

As far as long-term goals, one of my favorite artists ever is Tegan and Sara, because every single one of their albums sounds different. Or Beck. I want to be like that because I come from so many different types of musical backgrounds.

Pete Murray

As an artist you have to have a direction, where you see your future is going, where your next album will go, how much you should change,

Danny Goldberg

Anyone who listens to the 'Jerusalem' album will discover that Steve Earle remains a thoughtful singer who has chosen to incorporate current events into his poet's vision.

Neal McCoy

August is a big month for me. I haven't had an album out in some time and I'm especially proud of this one. It's my first album on my own label and I was able to do the songs I want to do just as I want to do them. I'm happy to have the chance to share my excitement with GAC's audience as 'Artist of the Month'." ()

John Oates

At some point in their career, most people do an album of great hits of other performers - a tribute album that shows their influences.

Chris Squire

Back in the day, the album was king in many ways. And, of course, we were very tied in with the birth of FM/college radio in the States, and what we were doing suited the format of those young radio stations.

Jay Reatard

A single is really quick, man. You can get it out, and in two months have it on your merch table. And albums can take a really long time. But when you get done with an album, it's a lot more fulfilling.

Christine McVie

Other people seem to write about love, don't they? It seems to be the least pretentious subject to write about. I've been taking a lot of criticism for it, but at least it's honest. But one shouldn't go and make a solo album if they can't take a little knocking, should they?

Burt Bacharach

People ask why a man who has been known for writing love songs all of his life is suddenly rocking the boat. I had to do it. This is very personal to me, and this is the most passionate album I have ever made. I had to express myself, not only musically but lyrically. It was time for me to ask, 'Who are these people who are taking control of our lives and how do we stop the violence?' I've got two little kids and a 19-year-old son and I wonder what they're going to do with their lives. It's so personal to me that I even decided to do some of the singing. This is dedicated to my kids and your kids.

Jacques Rogge

We are still in the preliminary phases of the general outlook of the torch relay but the route is not yet defined. The practical circumstances of the torch relay and the whole format is still under discussion.

Justin Kirk

I think the reality-show format is brilliant, has endless possibilities. It's documentary! But unfortunately, it's rarely executed well. So it becomes just a scripted show, but without actors.

Michael Davis

Super Millionaire' will take the format to a whole new level.

Mark Zuckerberg

We just think that there are all these different ways that people want to share, and that compressing them all into a single blue app is not the right format of the future.

Mohammad Khan

We will have to see what kind of format it should have,

David Bowie

These are all personal crises, I'm sure, that I manifest in a song format and project into physical situations. You make little stories up about how you feel. It's as simple as that.

Matt Brown

I kind of tied the two together (music and art).