The best men in all ages keep classic traditions alive. ~George Santayana
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For him and his brother, he now knew, that music was real. Because all you had to do, really, was be willing to use your imagination. And listen. ~Holly Goldberg Sloan
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The cat was created when the lion sneezed. ~Arabic Proverb
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When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends. ~Japanese Proverb
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Who are you? The band sang. I tried to remember but I really couldn't say. ~Janet Fitch
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I don't know where life's going, but soon it will be gone. I hope the wind that's blowing helps me carry on. Turn on the radio, baby listen to my song. Turn on the night light baby, I'm gone. ~Marc Cohn
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A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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Music was what I always wanted to do and I was one of the lucky few to achieve my ambition and earn a living from it for which I'm very grateful. ~Babyface
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For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth. ~Sanskrit Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
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A nickel will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat. ~American Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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You rarely find someone who sings really well and who produces really well; it's a problem, and I just think it's a missing link in the music scene. ~Grimes
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Waylon Jennings and I had a lot of fun recording together. ~Willie Nelson
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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Three things see no end. A flower blighted ere it bloomed. A message that was wasted. And a journey that was doomed. ~Mercedes Lackey
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Indecision is like a stepchild; if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. ~African Proverb
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Adam ate the apple, and our teeth still ache. ~Hungarian Proverb
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The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour. ~Japanese Proverb
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I'm a songwriter first. ~Carole King
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I never really thought about becoming a professional musician. ~John Mayall
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Whose diggeth a pit shall fall therein. ~Proverb
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I have a folder of scraps and pieces of paper with stuff, ideas for songs from the last 25 years; just little things, maybe early songs that I finished, but didn't think they were good enough. ~Lucinda Williams
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