Richard Rodgers Whenever I get an idea for a song, even before jotting down the notes, I can hear it in the orchestra, I can smell it in the scenery, I can see the kind of actor who will sing it, and I am aware of an audience listening to it. – Richard Rodgers Actor Quotes Audience Quotes Aware Quotes Hear Quotes Idea Quotes Jotting Quotes Listening Quotes Notes Quotes Orchestra Quotes Scenery Quotes Sing Quotes Smell Quotes Song Quotes In many ways, a song-writing partnership is like a marriage. Apart from just liking each other, a lyricist and a composer should be able to spend long periods of time together – around the clock if need be – without getting on each other’s nerves. Their goals, outlooks, and basic philosophies should be similar. A song is a lot of things. But, first of all, a song is the voice of its time. Setting words to music gives them weight, makes then somehow easier to say, and it helps them to be remembered.
Luke James It’s very tough to be away from someone you love or you’re used to seeing all the time. But if you’re truly in love, it will work. But it is difficult. – Luke James
Caroline Knapp I’ve always walked around with the sense that the world is not a safe place. I didn’t get the spontaneous gene or the adventure one, really. After going through the day with its stresses, when I shut that door at night, I don’t have to deal with anything but dinner, ‘E.R.’ and my bathrobe. – Caroline Knapp
Andrew Bird The fact that I wasn’t expected to read music at all and was absorbing everything by ear… it had a huge affect on the kind of musician that I became. – Andrew Bird
Matthew Tobin Anderson Older teens tend to write to me and say, ‘Thank you for not writing down to teenagers.’ And then there are the letters from adults who say, ‘This is such a good book; why did you write it for teens?’ – Matthew Tobin Anderson
Lara Giddings I don’t have a steady relationship. That’s something that women in politics deal with. For some reason, men in politics seem to have a larger charisma, and women drop around their feet. I haven’t noticed that so much for me. – Lara Giddings
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