Quotes about british-musician
british-musician choosing songs wrote
I think probably the only thing that is around in these songs is that I was really lonely when I wrote a lot of them. But it was really by my own choosing because I was devoting myself to songwriting and dancing and I wasn't really going out and seeing people. Kate Bush
british-musician reclusive
I think that we're not reclusive at all. Colin Greenwood
british-musician girls leave record spice waited
I didn't want to leave the Spice Girls and immediately have a record on the back of that fame, so I waited to find out who I am and what I want. Geri Halliwell
british-musician cause depth good playing response surface
Playing live for a good cause is something I like to do. I like the response of the Indian people, I like their depth and the way they look beyond the surface of things. Jeremy Spencer
british-musician lead
I just like simplicity. I like simple songs, I like simple chords, simple vocals, simple lead guitar. I just like simplicity. That's just the way I like it.
british-musician commitment forgiving understand
I'm probably too forgiving sometimes. You have to understand that when you have a commitment to do a tour, you have to keep everything on an up level. Keith Emerson
british-musician byrds country curious followed people record
I followed The Byrds a lot, and then when they did a country styled record it made me curious to know who these people were that they liked. Elvis Costello
british-musician gets love mood motown sing smith songs
I love to sing old Motown songs to myself,or some Patti Smith Edith Piaf or Billie Holiday. That gets me in the mood for singing. Siobhan Fahey
british-musician fastest playing quietly succeed
The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by other people's rules, while quietly playing by your own. Michael Korda
british-musician purest turning
You know, that's it, there's no turning back because what it's made of is so fine. It's like crystal, you know, it's like the purest crystal. Eric Clapton
british-musician brought color found nuance playing shading supportive
Once I actually started playing with him, I found out how very supportive he was, how much color and shading and nuance he brought to the music. Benny Green
british-musician good
You try to be moody when you're young and it had a good ring to it. Jim Capaldi
british-musician heart special
I want everything I do to be special and fun. Everything I have done I have always done passionately, with all my heart and soul.
british-musician ends generally hard next tour touring
It's hard to tell where one tour ends and the next begins. I'm generally touring most of any year. I'm just generally out there doing it. Richard Thompson
british-musician kids
You don't want to give kids an idea that they might not have thought of. John Walters
british-musician culture
Some of these pro-drug messages come from popular culture.
british-musician rewarding work
To work to make the lives or others better is the most rewarding work of all.
british-musician gains harms sustain
We need to educate Americans about the real harms of marijuana if we want to sustain the gains we've made over the past three years.
british-musician interest parenting sure teens
We all have an interest in making sure teens grow up healthy and drug-free.
british-musician teen
Teen drug use went up dramatically in the 1990s.
british-musician department districts education federal funds receive school support
All school districts receive funds from the federal government, through the Department of Education, to support anti-drug education efforts.
british-musician event instead
Make your having dinner out become The Event of the Night, instead of just the beginning.
british-musician food
The only think I like better than talking about Food is eating.
british-musician dining
Get to know the Chef and you will start to enjoy dining out even more.
british-musician meant money upset
If we'd have said we were not upset, they would have thought we were so rich it meant nothing to us, and if we say we're upset about it, they'll say money is all we care about. John Bonham
british-musician feeling finished hate people three tours
I hate it when people slag us off. We had done three tours during 1970 and we finished off feeling we had just about had enough. We had done so much in that short space of time, we were drained.
british-musician environment reflect responsive stay styles variety wide
And another thing: Stay responsive to any environment that comes along, and try to reflect what you feel in a wide variety of styles and songs. Mark Knopfler
british-musician instrument
At last a dream come true. The Instrument of Instruments. Mick Fleetwood
british-musician connection greatest honor job stage
It's an honor to have this job and, to me, the greatest thing is to be up on stage and to feel that connection with an audience.
british-musician incredibly
There's a lot of rage... you have to express it somehow. If I didn't express it in song, I'd become incredibly violent.
british-musician
You're only as big as your last hit. Chris Squire
british-musician critics-and-criticism somehow took
Somehow I took whatever criticism there was very much to heart. Dusty Springfield
british-musician
I just decided I wanted to become someone else... So I became someone else.