Will Brown
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duet introduced knees stage time walked
I remember the first time I walked on that stage. Maxine and I were just a duet at the time, and we walked on that stage and did 'Looking Back to See.' Ernest Tubb introduced us at the time. I remember my knees were shaking.
constantly left love notes performer stuff supposed work
I love my stuff - you're not supposed to say that. But because I'm performer as well as a writer, I'm constantly interacting with my own work. I always get to find these little secrets that I left for myself, little notes - I find them all over the scores.
ballet both close dancer love meant till trained
I trained as a ballet dancer till I was 18, so I would really like to get back to it. I'd love it if there was a part that meant I could do both acting and ballet, as they're both so close to my heart.
kinds music skin underneath
I try to get underneath the skin of all kinds of music, and I never know what's going to inspire me and what makes me crazy.
itself united
The United Nations is a mess, riddled with scandals. In fact, the U.N. itself is a scandal.
needing utterly yearns
As much as I can act, I don't have anything in me that yearns to be an actor - that sense of needing to be onstage, in costume, in character; that is utterly not interesting to me.
freak point protect supposed
You're supposed to be a control freak when you're an artist. That's the whole point of having a vision: Why have one if you're not going to protect it?
ambivalent anyone doubtful open paying whether
I'm not doubtful that I am doing what I should be doing - writing for theater - and that I'm doing it in a way no one else does it. Whether anyone else is paying attention or anyone else cares, I'm still ambivalent about that. It's still an open question.
athlete hustle talent
It doesn't take talent to hustle.
billy grew mitchell paul stevie stuff
I grew up in the '70s, and I hear in my own stuff a lot of what I grew up listening to, which is to say I hear a lot of Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Stevie Wonder.
audience behind crucial love performer sitting
Immediate, simultaneous connection between the audience and a performer is crucial to me. It's why I do what I do. Other things, like recording, are satisfying, but they're not the same. I love the connection I get with the audience when I'm sitting behind that piano.
gotten mean people roads seeking
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
experience opportunity
See any detour as an opportunity to experience new things.
badly driving homes job market prices site
If you think that the market is driving up the prices of homes today, you're badly mistaken. The thing that's really driving it up is job site theft.