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Manic depression is a type of depression, technically, and it’s the opposite of uni-polar. Manic depression is also called bi-polar disorder. Some people don’t like to call it that because they think it makes it sound too nice, when the reality is if you have manic-depression you have manic-depression Picture Quote #1

A place like Sound City, which was just a big, beautiful room where you would hit record and capture the sound of the performer - a place like that isn’t necessarily in demand anymore Picture Quote #1

It is very important to me that my songs can sound amazing with a big band or orchestra, but just as powerful and touching with just me and my guitar Picture Quote #1

Their eagerness for the big-band music and their ability to grasp the essence of it made me realize that today’s generation has not been properly exposed to the big-band sound Picture Quote #1

I’ve learned to say, ‘I’m a friend of Big Bird. He even taught me how to sound like him.’ Picture Quote #1

Sometimes what works in a book is too in your face when converted to the big screen and sound Picture Quote #1

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It might sound cliched, but choosing the right script is crucial. I think ‘Badmaash Company’ was a very big break for me because it gave me a lot of appreciation from the masses. It made me more confident as an actor Picture Quote #1

I’m dead serious about my craft and just really serious about making music in itself. I take pride in making songs and albums where no two songs sound alike. That’s the challenge and that’s what it’s all about, to keep it original and fresh and funky Picture Quote #1

New Orleans is like a big musical gumbo. The sound I have is from being in the city my whole life Picture Quote #1

I sound like a damn commercial, but half the crap in this house is from Wal-mart. The big deal about Wal-mart is that its open 24 hours Picture Quote #1

You want an idea that not many other people are working on, and it’s okay if it doesn’t sound big at first Picture Quote #1

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I’m a big proponent of letting songs tell me what they wanna sound like Picture Quote #1

What was this big sound bite, though, at the time? It was, Will Donald Trump and his supporters accept the election results. He won Picture Quote #1

I relate more to the fact that 80-inch plasma has just started to become ubiquitous and in people’s homes the fairly decent 5.1 sound system and the big screen isn’t that out of reach Picture Quote #1

Barack Obama may have found the answer to his biggest rhetorical challenge: When millions of voters are unemployed or underemployed, how does a president simultaneously sound realistic and optimistic? Picture Quote #1

Since I first fell in love with choral music when I was 18 and began composing at 21, I’ve been listening to these recordings of British choirs. I just fell in love with that sound - that pure, clean, pristine sound - and I think it’s probably been the biggest influence on my sound Picture Quote #1

Wile E. Coyote is a coyote with nothing but good intentions. But Road Runner comes along and is unattainable, he wants it and can’t get it, and thus he becomes a villain that is impossible to be around. Bill O’Reilly is a villain that is so in love with himself and the sound of his voice that he’s literally become the personification of evil Picture Quote #1

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The other songs [of Billie Holiday] - Body and Soul is like the standard - I also wanted some songs that I knew I would sound good on, as a producer. It’s been the same nine songs since I debuted it back in 2012 Picture Quote #1

Because of Billy Joel, I’ve been playing piano since I was knee high. The house was always full of music, so of course he’s influenced me, but I think I’ve also developed my own sound. He’s also been really good about giving me advice, which I think has helped me really stay true to what I want to do musically Picture Quote #1

It’s hard to play with a bagpipe player. It’s like an exotic bird. I love the sound, it’s like strangling a goose Picture Quote #1

I’m in a difficult position in the sense that, preposterous as this might sound, I don’t like being the centre of attention. I get up on stage every night and play songs, but I almost feel the songs are the centre of attention. I don’t like opening my birthday presents in front of people, either Picture Quote #1

I was honoured when they asked me to appear at the president’s birthday rally in Madison Square Garden. There was like a hush over the whole place when I came on to sing ‘Happy Birthday,’ like if I had been wearing a slip, I would have thought it was showing or something. I thought, ‘Oh, my gosh, what if no sound comes out!’ Picture Quote #1

When you take a subject and reduce it to something like a four-second sound bite and a check mark on a ballot, I think that that’s inappropriate and insensitive Picture Quote #1

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You never want to sound bitter about critics, because they’re entitled to do their job, too, but I place much more trust in a person who I can look in the eye and someone who I know I share some kind of taste with - so my friends, for instance. For me, a critic is unknown and therefore irrelevant Picture Quote #1

People become so deeply attached to the sound of one period that they blow a fuse when you move on. I’ve heard people complain bitterly about recordings they haven’t even heard Picture Quote #1

I think reviewers are sexist... This isn’t to sound bitter, but I think you’re more likely to get a critical kicking if you’re a woman. I just think that’s a fact. I really think less value is put in general on women’s voices, across the board Picture Quote #1

The movie Spinal Tap rocked my world. It’s for rock what The Sound of Music was for hills. They really nailed how dumb rock can be Picture Quote #1

My favorite sound is definitely mules. If it was an instrument, it’s really pingthe touch of the black keys of the piano Picture Quote #1

It was shocking to see Nirvana play, because it was like, Here’s this little guy with a monster-guitar sound. And it was heavier than Black Sabbath. That was shocking Picture Quote #1

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Manic depression is a type of depression, technically, and it’s the opposite of uni-polar. Manic depression is also called bi-polar disorder. Some people don’t like to call it that because they think it makes it sound too nice, when the reality is if you have manic-depression you have manic-depression. (Sound Quotes) A place like Sound City, which was just a big, beautiful room where you would hit record and capture the sound of the performer - a place like that isn’t necessarily in demand anymore. (Sound Quotes) It is very important to me that my songs can sound amazing with a big band or orchestra, but just as powerful and touching with just me and my guitar. (Sound Quotes) Their eagerness for the big-band music and their ability to grasp the essence of it made me realize that today’s generation has not been properly exposed to the big-band sound. (Sound Quotes) I’ve learned to say, ‘I’m a friend of Big Bird. He even taught me how to sound like him.’ (Sound Quotes) Sometimes what works in a book is too in your face when converted to the big screen and sound (Sound Quotes) It might sound cliched, but choosing the right script is crucial. I think ‘Badmaash Company’ was a very big break for me because it gave me a lot of appreciation from the masses. It made me more confident as an actor. (Sound Quotes) I’m dead serious about my craft and just really serious about making music in itself. I take pride in making songs and albums where no two songs sound alike. That’s the challenge and that’s what it’s all about, to keep it original and fresh and funky. (Sound Quotes) New Orleans is like a big musical gumbo. The sound I have is from being in the city my whole life. (Sound Quotes) I sound like a damn commercial, but half the crap in this house is from Wal-mart. The big deal about Wal-mart is that its open 24 hours. (Sound Quotes) You want an idea that not many other people are working on, and it’s okay if it doesn’t sound big at first. (Sound Quotes) Too many politicians are shifting the critical themes of our national conversations from a ‘big ideas’ American Brand Platform to narrowly focused, polarizing sound bites that put party philosophy before what used to be heralded as the common good. These ideas, more often than not, divide us rather than serve to bind us. (Sound Quotes) I’m a big proponent of letting songs tell me what they wanna sound like (Sound Quotes) What was this big sound bite, though, at the time? It was, Will Donald Trump and his supporters accept the election results. He won. (Sound Quotes) I relate more to the fact that 80-inch plasma has just started to become ubiquitous and in people’s homes the fairly decent 5.1 sound system and the big screen isn’t that out of reach. (Sound Quotes) Barack Obama may have found the answer to his biggest rhetorical challenge: When millions of voters are unemployed or underemployed, how does a president simultaneously sound realistic and optimistic? (Sound Quotes) Since I first fell in love with choral music when I was 18 and began composing at 21, I’ve been listening to these recordings of British choirs. I just fell in love with that sound - that pure, clean, pristine sound - and I think it’s probably been the biggest influence on my sound. (Sound Quotes) Wile E. Coyote is a coyote with nothing but good intentions. But Road Runner comes along and is unattainable, he wants it and can’t get it, and thus he becomes a villain that is impossible to be around. Bill O’Reilly is a villain that is so in love with himself and the sound of his voice that he’s literally become the personification of evil. (Sound Quotes) The other songs [of Billie Holiday] - Body and Soul is like the standard - I also wanted some songs that I knew I would sound good on, as a producer. It’s been the same nine songs since I debuted it back in 2012. (Sound Quotes) Because of Billy Joel, I’ve been playing piano since I was knee high. The house was always full of music, so of course he’s influenced me, but I think I’ve also developed my own sound. He’s also been really good about giving me advice, which I think has helped me really stay true to what I want to do musically. (Sound Quotes) It’s hard to play with a bagpipe player. It’s like an exotic bird. I love the sound, it’s like strangling a goose. (Sound Quotes) I’m in a difficult position in the sense that, preposterous as this might sound, I don’t like being the centre of attention. I get up on stage every night and play songs, but I almost feel the songs are the centre of attention. I don’t like opening my birthday presents in front of people, either. (Sound Quotes) I was honoured when they asked me to appear at the president’s birthday rally in Madison Square Garden. There was like a hush over the whole place when I came on to sing ‘Happy Birthday,’ like if I had been wearing a slip, I would have thought it was showing or something. I thought, ‘Oh, my gosh, what if no sound comes out!’ (Sound Quotes) When you take a subject and reduce it to something like a four-second sound bite and a check mark on a ballot, I think that that’s inappropriate and insensitive. (Sound Quotes) You never want to sound bitter about critics, because they’re entitled to do their job, too, but I place much more trust in a person who I can look in the eye and someone who I know I share some kind of taste with - so my friends, for instance. For me, a critic is unknown and therefore irrelevant. (Sound Quotes) People become so deeply attached to the sound of one period that they blow a fuse when you move on. I’ve heard people complain bitterly about recordings they haven’t even heard. (Sound Quotes) I think reviewers are sexist... This isn’t to sound bitter, but I think you’re more likely to get a critical kicking if you’re a woman. I just think that’s a fact. I really think less value is put in general on women’s voices, across the board. (Sound Quotes) The movie Spinal Tap rocked my world. It’s for rock what The Sound of Music was for hills. They really nailed how dumb rock can be. (Sound Quotes) My favorite sound is definitely mules. If it was an instrument, it’s really pingthe touch of the black keys of the piano. (Sound Quotes) It was shocking to see Nirvana play, because it was like, Here’s this little guy with a monster-guitar sound. And it was heavier than Black Sabbath. That was shocking. (Sound Quotes)

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