"If you can do something that doesn't rely on a major melody but still sounds immediate rather than being obtuse and devoid of anything to catch onto, that's great."

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Source : "Hot Chip". Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. June 8, 2012.

Alexis Taylor

#Sound Quotes #Melody Quotes #Stills Quotes

“You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, in yourself and others, you may find the happiness that has always eluded you.”

Source : Lisa Kleypas (2010). “Love in the Afternoon”, p.321, Macmillan
“Once you're in a particular country, and you're surrounded by musicians who are so adept at traditional music, you suddenly realize how much there is to explore and digest and learn and experience.”
“From the time that I was in high school, my life really revolved around live theater, so it almost feels genetic.”
“If we build something great, like we have at Travelers Group so far, a whole host of people benefit.”
“I was not born to get stuff done. I was born to dream it and then move towards it.”
“Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.”
“I have come to believe that there are infinite passageways out of the shadows, infinite vehicles to transport us into the light.”
“There is a probably natural and learned reticence with myself talking about my early life.”

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