It's really weird being placed into something like that because it was never an intention to make bedroom pop. I was just… — Clairo Copy Share Image
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CSPS is a breath of musical fresh air. With a whale sized hooks and neck wrenching riffs you’ll have more than you… — Brett Hestla Copy Share Image
Music, great music, distends the spirit, arouses profound emotions and almost naturally invites us to raise our minds and hearts to God… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
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Mick Jagger has produced some great films and brought us stories about the music industry that have changed the way we think… — Olivia Wilde Copy Share Image
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Whether it's animated, whether it's live-action, whether it's Broadway, whether it's television, a musical is a musical is a musical. So, pretty… — Alan Menken Copy Share Image
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Seen from the point of view of the composer, the most nonsensical practice is that of casting people in musicals who are… — Ernest Gold Copy Share Image
Technique is really personality. That is the reason why the artist cannot teach it, why the pupil cannot learn it, and why… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
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If you read reviews of concerts, the word 'creative' comes up all the time. However, performers playing music usually aren't creative. Critics… — Ned Rorem Copy Share Image
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