Neil Portnow famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Andy Wiliams' smooth voice and casual style turned the songs he sang into timeless classics and made him one of America's top pop singers. ... The entertainment industry has lost a giant piece of its living history today, but Williams' legacy will forever be enshrined in the annals of music and television.
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We live in a time of fake news - things that are made up and manufactured.
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We as a music Âcommunity have our own issues about advocacy, copyright, intellectual Âproperty, being paid fairly for the work that we do.
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Sometimes you don't want to believe everything you hear.
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The fact that there isn't a performance right [for the use of sound recordings on Âterrestrial radio] means there's hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign income that doesn't come to the artists in America.
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Because U.K. artists aren't compensated when their music is played on U.S. radio Âstations, U.S. artists aren't Âcompensated when their records are played on U.K. stations based on the fact that there's no reciprocity. If that income came in, our Âartists would be paying income taxes on it. So if we can get a lot of policy on the radar, that may have some positive influence.
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It's really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect.
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A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs.
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I think the fans really wanna hear the songs the way they sound on the record.
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All my songs are where I am.
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Singing for stage, if you don't hear yourself, that's when you push, and that's when you can hurt your voice sometimes. So if I can hear myself in my ear, it really helps me to find that balance of how loud I needed to be singing.
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I am the first instrument. I am the voice. I do not imitate other instruments. Other instruments imitate me.
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He pressed a kiss to my ear. “Do you feel stretched? Can you tell I’ve been inside you?†I nodded, feeling my knees go a little weak from the tone in his voice. “Good. I like knowing you can feel where I’ve been.
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For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action. This action becomes multiplied by the masses, and is made tangible when leadership changes course due to the weight of the movement's voice.
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I have a pretty lousy voice.
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Shammiji is said to be India's answer to Elvis Presley, but I say that Elvis Presley is America's answer to Shammi Kapoor. The mark of a good actor is the belief with which he gives a shot and Shammiji gave his each shot with a strong belief and that makes him a great actor of all times.
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