As the voices beneath the music are talking, you find that the music is just as important as what they're saying. The… — Stanley Nelson Jr Copy Share Image
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If you're recording the song on your four-track in your kitchen, when you finished writing the song, you're recording, and it's cool,… — Jon Brion Copy Share Image
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Music critics think of lyrics first and don't consider melody but so many songs are lyrically depressing but musically great, and that's… — Aloe Blacc Copy Share Image
It strikes me as hubris that Universal will buy EMI. What it will do is create a super-major that will have far… — Edgar Bronfman, Jr Copy Share Image
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A lot of people I know hate Paul McCartney in general. I guess I understand, but I'm a fan. I think he's… — Mikal Cronin Copy Share Image
The name 'Light of Mine' came from how the album was conceived and what its purpose was in telling my story. I… — Kyle Copy Share Image
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I've never gotten money from most of those records. And I made those records: In the studio, they'd just give me a… — Little Richard Copy Share Image
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