Closest Quote by Bruce Pavitt Download Open image “Music careerists from Seattle would typically move to the closest media center, which was L.A.” — Bruce Pavitt ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Closest Media Moving Music Seattle
I grew up in Los Angeles, and my first musical theatre experiences were at the Music Center in downtown L.A. — Josh Groban Copy Share Image
I moved out to L.A. when I was 17, dropped out of high school, and pursued a career in music. — Skylar Grey Copy Share Image
I listened to all types of music, and obviously when I got to Seattle I was very much aware of the music scene there. — Randy Johnson Copy Share Image
Moving to L.A. and making albums was an exciting outlet, but I always thought I'd be slumming it job to job in N.Y.C. with… — Kirstin Maldonado Copy Share Image
L.A. is a big city that has a lot of music in it but is not necessarily known for it. A lot of musicians… — Kamasi Washington Copy Share Image
It's a strange thing: We are an L.A.-based band and we do spend all that time in Europe and are visible over there. Yet… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
Since I have spent many years of my life living in Los Angeles, and since I'm also in the music business, I know that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
After graduation, I moved to Los Angeles to do more theater, not realizing there is very little theater in L.A. It was a lucky… — Nicholas Gonzalez Copy Share Image
L.A. to me feels like music industry, and Nashville to me feels like music community. — Sheryl Crow Copy Share Image
Being in the entertainment industry in L.A. is the equivalent to being in the publishing industry in New York. You don't ever have to… — Meghan Daum Copy Share Image
I attended a post-college program in L.A. for Music Business and Production. Took several courses involving Music Production, Arrangement, and Songwriting. — Adam Kluger Copy Share Image
Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for newcomers who… — Ville Valo Copy Share Image
There's no school you can go to where you can study how to run a record label. Every day was a learning experience. — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
The idea of having an indie rock "career" while living in a remote backwater like Seattle was too ridiculous to contemplate. It was simply… — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
I can fully understand [that] artists want to be able to pay their bills. As a fan of art, and art as a way… — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
I love the dynamic contrast between the spontaneous shots and the more formal, pro-rock-star photos. — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
I was a history major in school. I review the past a lot and think about music history and how culture unfolds. — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
I had no real photography experience, thankfully. I consciously took a lot of crowd shots. I was influenced by Seattle photographer Charles Peterson, who… — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
Indie rock is very healthy, there's a lot of diversity and a lot of creativity, but it does not have the revolutionary spirit of… — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
I think in times of crisis it's the artists' responsibility to dig a little deeper. — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
I think so much of our society is geared towards mainstream media and pop culture and so forth. And there's a huge divide between… — Bruce Pavitt Copy Share Image
I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the people they… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
The reason I'm drawn to it is - both the off road racing and the motorcycles on the track - it takes a lot… — Dax Shepard Copy Share Image
Your closest and your most dedicated fans will be your ultimate test. They will test you. — Chuck D Copy Share Image
The first responsibility of the Muslim is as teacher. That is his job, to teach. His first school, his first classroom is within the… — H. Rap Brown Copy Share Image
You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As songwriters, our… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
One my closest friends doesn't care about sharing her clothes or jewelry, but she never shares her fragrance. — Christian Louboutin Copy Share Image
Life’s a journey that goes round and round and the end is closest to the beginning. — Edward James Olmos Copy Share Image
I keep a lot to myself, and I cherish the things that are for me and the people closest to me. — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
I am not somebody who likes to give advice, or anything like that, unless it's my closest friends or family. — Penelope Cruz Copy Share Image
On foreign policy, President Obama has kept our nation safe from terrorism and restored our standing in the world. When it comes to one of our closest allies - Israel - President Obama has been resolute. — Chuck Schumer Copy Share
You never know really what anyone thinks about you - that's why all my closest friends are ones I've had since my schooling days… — Dominic Cooper Copy Share Image
Arthur Conan Doyle was entranced by the notion of a brilliant detective who can deduce everything a stranger has been up to from the… — Rafael Yglesias Copy Share Image