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There's a bit of a new guard of contemporary classical musicians in New York, and we play a lot of different kinds… — Caroline Shaw Copy Share Image
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Well I mean I just sit at the piano and maybe figure out some harmony or melody or both. Sometimes you can… — Roy Hargrove Copy Share Image
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As Bartok put it so succinctly: "Competitions are for horses." Nothing could be more barbaric that the practice or ranking artists as… — Russell Sherman Copy Share Image
I met people that I couldn't talk to - they didn't speak Spanish or English - but they knew my songs. That's… — Prince Royce Copy Share Image
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Music, when turned to a good account, is a blessing. When abused, it leads the unconsecrated to pride, vanity, and folly, and… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
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My wife Elizabeth and I started The Really Terrible Orchestra for people like us who are pretty hopeless musicians who would like… — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
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The music before the game, they're playing old-school music and it's right above your locker room and you're like, 'These people are… — Monty Williams Copy Share Image
As an actor you have to keep working, were perishable fruit. Its an instrument and if you sit and wait too long… — Cuba Gooding Jr Copy Share Image
I'm just basically trying to make music that feels good. Right now in the music industry there's a real lack of intimacy.… — Tristan Wilds Copy Share Image
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