Michael Penn I was never somebody who was a fan of synthesizers. When I was growing up, they were so overused in pop music, usually to imitate the sounds of real instruments, which always bothered me. – Michael Penn Bothered Quotes Fan Quotes Growing Quotes Imitate Quotes Instruments Quotes Music Quotes Overused Quotes Pop Quotes Real Quotes Sounds Quotes Synthesizers Quotes The nice thing about ‘Girls’ is, they don’t want a typical sitcom score, with those transitional pieces and stings. It’s more just finding little moments that need something to get you from one scene to the next. Then there are these opportunities for longer, more emotional pieces that I really love doing, where I can get into melody. I grew up in the ’70s, and there was a romantic notion, at least that I had, that you could have a career making records without touring all that much.
Boy George I think that’s the fascinating thing about the ’70s is that it turns out it was quite a dark decade. But, like, who knew? – Boy George
John Barton Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in order to respect the privacy of the subject. If readers make the link, they have engaged with the poem. – John Barton
Sonny Bill Williams As a rugby player, you strive to be an All Black, win a World Cup, and win a Super Rugby title. – Sonny Bill Williams
Chris Gibson Legislation on Lyme disease, weather patterns, helping farmers, helping veterans – these are not partisan issues. – Chris Gibson
GovernmentJohn Boehner Every family in America knows they have to do a budget. Every small business in America knows they have to do a budget. Every local government, every state, knows they have to do a budget. – John Boehner
Madeleine Madden But learning how to enjoy my own company – and picking up hobbies is really important as well in not being bored and staying sane. But it can be quite difficult to get to that point where you can sit and relax and enjoy your own company. – Madeleine Madden
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