"People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits."

-- Rick Wakeman

#People Quotes #Zappa Quotes #Frank Quotes

“I was not especially enthusiastic about opera when I was young, and I thought I would never write one. I felt it was an art form of the past, with expensive singers exposing their high notes, and bad theater, and ridiculous stories which don't concern us. But then little by little I realized that it can be defined very differently, that on the contrary opera can be something profound and not superficial - a wonderful meeting point for all the other arts.”

Source : Source: www.sfgate.com
“Perhaps immortality is a gift of heaven rather than the result of some human effort.”
“Average human nature is very coarse, and its ideals must necessarily be average. The world never loved perfect poise. What the world does love is commonly absence of poise, for it has to be amused.”
“What I do respect is that Donald Trump knows that it is an emotional appeal and it might be emotional appeals that I don`t - can`t expect.But he knows that you have to appeal to the voter, and that`s why I may be wrong. I made a big deal about there`s no way he`s going to win.”
“Winners never quit and quitters never win.”
“My soul, be satisfied with flowers, with fruit, with weeds even; but gather them in the one garden you may call your own.”

Source : EDMOND ROSTAND (1923). “CYRANO DE BERGERAC”
“In every respect, fantasy is like doing abstract paintings.”

Source : "Lance Henriksen Interview SCREAM OF THE BANSHEE". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. March 26, 2011.
“Winning wasn't natural for me. It had to be fought for, in the echoes and trodden footprints of my mind.”

You may also like:

Bill Bruford
Drummer
Billy Sherwood
Musician
Geoff Downes
Songwriter
Jon Anderson
Singer-songwriter
Jon Lord
Composer
Keith Emerson
Keyboardist
Peter Banks
Guitarist
Steve Hackett
Songwriter
Trevor Rabin
Musician