"A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio format."

-- Branford Marsalis

#Tough Times Quotes #Musician Quotes #Hearing Quotes

“And even if you were in some prison, the walls of which let none of the sounds of the world come to your senses - would you not then still have your childhood, that precious, kingly possession, that treasure-house of memories?”
“Jefferson never entertained the folly that he was of immigrant stock. He considered the English settlers of America courageous conquerors, much like his Saxon forebears, to whom he compared them. To Jefferson, early Americans were the contemporary carriers of the Anglo-Saxon project.”
“In honor of his new Nobel, this hard-core Dylanophile wants to share with you a song or two from each of his many incarnations. Because you deserve to know.”

Source : Source: www.thedailybeast.com
“There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge.”
“The best way of fulfilling your own interest is to take care of others.”
“Some people don't like confidence. They resent confidence.”
“Whenever I'm waiting behind the stage, it's kind of like my normal Jackie mode is me talking a lot, playing around, but superstar Jackie mode is me concentrating on making sure that this performance was going to be a great performance.”

Source : "Jackie Evancho: Chasing Her Dreams". "All Things Considered" with Robert Siegel and Michele Norris, www.npr.org. May 23, 2011.
“I bought a gun and chose drugs instead.”

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