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I'm kind of lucky in the fact that I can take something that's in my head and write it down, or I… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
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![“He [Benny Carter] is all that every jazz musician the world over wants to be. He's performed 20,000 nights. How many shoes have been shined? How much mascara put on? Rouge? How many of those impossible bowties have been tied? How many love songs have been sung? How many dances have been danced?…” quote by Wynton Marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/6ff/wynton-marsalis-1721_art_he-benny-carter-is-all-that-every-jazz-m_2002120.jpg)
![“They [ Factory Records] are always looking for the next group, the next big thing, to bring the record sales in and for them to promote and everything, but Factory just sign who they want to, put records by who they want to out, package it how they want to, how they like doing it. It's just run…” quote by Ian Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/bb5/ian-curtis-23678_big-things_they-factory-records-are-always-looking_3152182.jpg)
![“All the forms of popular music from jazz to hip-hop, to bebop, to soul [come from black innovation]. You talk about different dances from the catwalk, to the jitterbug, to the Charleston, to break dancing -\-\ all these are forms of black dancing...What would [life] be without a song, without a…” quote by Michael Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/d17/michael-jackson-411_bebop_all-the-forms-of-popular-music-from-jazz_1942800.jpg)
![“I have always considered myself a fast learner. I try to retain and absorb as much information and knowledge about the [music] business as I can. I don't want to just sit back and have other people do the hard work for me. I try to be involved in every process of my career as possible. I run my…” quote by Asher Monroe](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/72c/asher-monroe-78621_acting_i-have-always-considered-myself-a-fast-l_815644.jpg)
