"When I heard Coleman Hawkins, I learned to…" — Miles Davis

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• I love theatrics and have a huge imagination: Why would I want to sit onstage and sing a bunch of… — Christina Aguilera
• The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite… — Nick Cave
• The Border Ballads, for instance, and the Robin Hood Ballads, clearly suppose a state of society which is nothing but… — Lascelles Abercrombie
• You can separate the men from the boys and ballads. — Coleman Hawkins
• A famous man is Robin Hood, The English ballad-singer's joy. — William Wordsworth
• I wanted to be different and original but still have it be something my fans could get into. There also… — Aaliyah
• I love a ballad in print o' life, for then we are sure they are true. — William Shakespeare
• What we try to do with all of our albums, is live out our musical fantasies in the most honest… — Michael Hutchence
• Besides my fast and slooow songs, I further divide my work into three main song types: the ballad or story… — David Massengill
• I admire the ballad form most of all. Stories are irresistible. I've always had a passion for stories, the endings… — David Massengill
• Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark. — Brad Paisley
• I have always been a sucker for ballads, but you have to be careful these days, you can't overload people. — Joe Cocker

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