Joanna Newsom It’s valid that the Strokes and the Pleased have been influenced by some of the same bands. But it’s invalid in the sense that we listen to the Strokes and try to sounds like them. I think that they are a good band. – Joanna Newsom Band Quotes Bands Quotes Influenced Quotes Invalid Quotes Listen Quotes Pleased Quotes Sense Quotes Sounds Quotes Strokes Quotes Valid Quotes You should listen to a lot of different music. It’s totally different. I usually don’t tell people about the Pleased if they know me from the harp. And if they are there to see the Pleased, I usually don’t tell them about the harp. I am nervous that these people will expect something similar.
Danielle de Niese What I see as specially English is the charm – everyone is so polite. Being restrained is part of the charm. And I love the sense of humour – it takes me back to Australia. The English are great at making fun of themselves. They’re so self-effacing. – Danielle de Niese
Neil Sedaka You have to learn how to sing from your diaphragm, and you don’t become a great performer overnight. It takes a while. The more you do it, the better you are. – Neil Sedaka
RelationshipRupi Kaur I can sit down with my sisters, and they can talk about my body in a certain way, and I will laugh about it with them. That’s such a comfortable and loving relationship. But if a stranger I meet in a party makes the same comment, depending on their tone, that’s not okay. – Rupi Kaur
Mojo Rawley You can’t sign up for this kind of wrestling in school, so I went the football route first and I was successful at it. – Mojo Rawley
Nathaniel Philbrick We’ve got a yawl named the Phebe, which is named for a boat in a whaling journal my father and I edited. We keep a copy of the journal on board. – Nathaniel Philbrick
Arthur Slade Most authors would love to see their characters made for the screen, especially one that’s quite colourful. – Arthur Slade
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