Commentary Quote by Colson Whitehead

“Bette Davis lived long enough to hear the Kim Carnes song, 'Bette Davis Eyes'. The lyrics to that song were not very interesting. But…

— David Thomson

“When I heard the gunshots, though, I knew - knew beyond the shadow of a doubt - that somewhere in Los Angeles Bette Davis…

— Richard Valley

“They jabbered on about TV programs, dropping words here and there about what to acquire where, what was in fashion, who this or that…

— Eva Svankmajerova

Those two songs condense the two albums. They also show what the audiences wanted. I was desperate to keep the band together and find…

— Randy Bachman

“Finally Bill Mixter would lower his head, lay his bow upon the strings, and draw out the first notes of a tune, and the…

— wendell berry

Keith Richards has some sort of quote that says 'it takes two people to write a song,' and I'm of that school of thought,…

— Ryan Ross

“He’d been toting it, and checking it, and packing and unpacking, all the way since fate was on the river - that’s how long…

— John Clellon Holmes

“They really thought what other people sing in songs.”

— Boris Pasternak

People pay attention to lyrics, and the race matter was delicate.

— Charley Pride

“And this song,” Doug said as the CD advanced to the next track, “Makes me think about how Stephen’s love completes my soul.” Rapid-fire…

— Valerie Z. Lewis

A song like 'Shooting Star' - the thought process behind writing that song was that I looked around and thought, 'Wow, there's a lot…

— Paul Rodgers

“Rock and roll, big band, the blues. He loved them all. He would close his eyes and with a blissful smile begin to move…

— Mitch Albom