"Canned music is like audible wallpaper."

-- Alistair Cooke

#Music Quotes #Music Is Quotes

“I didn't even start playing the piano until I was about 13 or 14. I guess I must have had a little talent or whatever-you-call-it, but I practised regularly, and that's what counts.”
“Nor is heaven always at peace.”
“Reading was very important to me as a kid. It was very inspirational to me. I went to a school where that wasn't encouraged so much, but my parents encouraged that, and it has made me part of who I am.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Expectations are resentment waiting to happen.”
“Young kids don't have their identity, so everything is so important. Now I'm mature. I know who I am and I know what my thing is and I know what I'm bringing. It's very clear and defined.”

Source : "Liz Phair Talks Collaborating with A.R. Rahman for PEOPLE LIKE US, Taking on the Male Rock Establishment, Her New Album and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 26, 2012.
“It's when you've stopped writing and are doing other things, especially when you're asleep, that the real work is done.”
“I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week I know my speed and fitness are constantly improving so that I will peak in time for the Olympics.”

Source : "London 2012 Olympics: Amputee Oscar Pistorius picked for men's 400m" by Owen Gibson, www.theguardian.com. July 4, 2012.
“At Pinetop I just studied music, and there was no pressure to look any certain way, and so being able to sing and play guitar was enough. But when I came out to L.A., there's a whole image that you put out there and people really feed off of that because of social media platforms. And sometimes someone will see a picture of me before they hear one of my songs. It's really important to have it all figured out so that you can portray what you want people to see.”

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