Shawn Amos Every single tune you know from the 1940s until the 1970s was written, arranged, and demoed in the Brill Building. OK, maybe not every song, but writers from Benny Goodman to Lieber & Stoller to Neil Diamond all kept offices there. – Shawn Amos Arranged Quotes Benny Quotes Brill Quotes Building Quotes Demoed Quotes Diamond Quotes Goodman Quotes Lieber Quotes Neil Quotes Offices Quotes Single Quotes Song Quotes Stoller Quotes Tune Quotes Writers Quotes Written Quotes Memphis is the place where rock was born and Martin Luther King, Jr., was killed. It’s full of contradictions, abject poverty, and riches that only music can provide. Harlem’s Apollo is probably the most well-known music hall in the world.
Amanda Foreman It isn’t enough for a book to be transporting or entertaining; it must also come from a place of knowledge and an understanding of aesthetics. Even where a longlisted book wears its craftsmanship lightly, the power of the writing shines through. – Amanda Foreman
ImaginationJohn Hawkes As an actor you have to have a strong vivid imagination as you’re working and when the camera’s rolling, but there’s certainly a part of you that is aware of real life, that you’re making a movie. – John Hawkes
Hjalmar Schacht Since our economy is closely allied with that of foreign countries, not one of us can be indifferent to what consequences these disturbances can have at home and abroad. – Hjalmar Schacht
Ada Lovelace I wish to add my mite towards expounding & interpreting the Almighty, & his laws & works, for the most effective use of mankind; and certainly, I should feel it no small glory if I were enabled to be one of his most noted prophets (using this word in my own peculiar sense) in this world. – Ada Lovelace
Barbara Mandrell I’ve always been one for show business. I like performing, and I used to get criticized for having production value. But now it’s all that! People need to get what they pay for! Otherwise, just listen to recorded music. – Barbara Mandrell
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