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"When people ask me what I do, strangers on a plane, perhaps, I tell them that I think. Thinking is excellent exercise, as much as swimming or jogging."

"When people ask me what I do, strangers on a plane, perhaps, I tell them that I think. Thinking is excellent exercise, as much as swimming or jogging."

Tom Glazer, American Musician

People, Exercise, Strangers, Thinking

18

"You know, I'm an eagle, flying around in the mountains."

"You know, I'm an eagle, flying around in the mountains."

Link Wray, American Musician

Flying, Mountains

18

"When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award."

"When they say you're the best, I always remember that the majority of the audience probably thinks someone else should have gotten the award."

Brad Paisley, American Musician

18

"I have a bronze statue of myself, naked. I have these really big curls and water comes out of every curl. It's hot."

"I have a bronze statue of myself, naked. I have these really big curls and water comes out of every curl. It's hot."

Macy Gray, American Musician

18

"I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my nature, and I always bear in ming that my mission is to leave behind me the kind of impression that will make it easier for those who follow."

"I suppose I might insist on making issues of things. But that is not my nature, and I always bear in ming that my mission is to leave behind me the kind of impression that will make it easier for those who follow."

Marian Anderson, American Musician

Nature, Impression, Mission, Will

18

"One way or the other, if you want to find reasons why you shouldn't keep on, you'll find 'em. The obstacles are all there; there are a million of 'em."

"One way or the other, if you want to find reasons why you shouldn't keep on, you'll find 'em. The obstacles are all there; there are a million of 'em."

Benny Goodman, American Musician

Obstacles, Want

18

"I like when people take chances."

"I like when people take chances."

Joshua Homme, American Musician

18

"Books stay with me and have shaped me and made huge impacts on my life."

"Books stay with me and have shaped me and made huge impacts on my life."

Stephan Jenkins, American Musician

18

"I write the music because I can't really write lyrics. But I can write chords like Robin's never heard of. So I provide the music for them to add the lyrics to."

"I write the music because I can't really write lyrics. But I can write chords like Robin's never heard of. So I provide the music for them to add the lyrics to."

Maurice Gibb, Australian Musician

18

"American Idol has taken over my whole life."

"American Idol has taken over my whole life."

Paula Abdul, American Musician

18

"It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing."

"It never dawned on me at any particular time of my life that people are paid tremendous money to sing."

Ben E. King, American Musician

Life, Money, Time, People

18

"I'm looking more like my dogs every day - it must be the shaggy fringe and the ears."

"I'm looking more like my dogs every day - it must be the shaggy fringe and the ears."

Christine McVie, American Musician

18

"You gotta do it with class and integrity. If not, you're gonna drag yourself through the mud."

"You gotta do it with class and integrity. If not, you're gonna drag yourself through the mud."

Solomon Burke, American Musician

Class, Integrity

18

"I think that the jazzy approach that I have is based on the way that I hear music and in the way I play a supporting role to the other people in the band."

"I think that the jazzy approach that I have is based on the way that I hear music and in the way I play a supporting role to the other people in the band."

Jimmy Chamberlin, American Musician

Music, People, Play

18

"And actually, about three weeks ago, Micky, Peter and I were in Vegas at the MGM Grand. And we did about 12 shows in seven days. It was quite an experience."

"And actually, about three weeks ago, Micky, Peter and I were in Vegas at the MGM Grand. And we did about 12 shows in seven days. It was quite an experience."

Davy Jones, English Musician

18

"For me, it's all about The Dubliners by James Joyce. I love The Dead."

"For me, it's all about The Dubliners by James Joyce. I love The Dead."

Evan Dando, American Musician

18

"My mother was a wonderful, wonderful woman with a lovely voice who hated housework, hated cooking even more and loved her children. She was always arranging church activities such as a bazaar."

"My mother was a wonderful, wonderful woman with a lovely voice who hated housework, hated cooking even more and loved her children. She was always arranging church activities such as a bazaar."

Maureen Forrester, Canadian Musician

Mother, Church, Children, Cooking

18

"It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I'd been living as a pop star. I was in a different mood."

"It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I'd been living as a pop star. I was in a different mood."

Cat Stevens, British Musician

18

"Research shows that parents are the single biggest influence on children - if you are worried about your teen and drugs, talk to them."

"Research shows that parents are the single biggest influence on children - if you are worried about your teen and drugs, talk to them."

John Walters, British Musician

Teen, Children, Drugs, Influence

18

"It was like an older but better version of Young Talent Time because we had more time to spend on it. There were three guys and three girls and we made thirteen episodes that were sold in the United States and Canada."

"It was like an older but better version of Young Talent Time because we had more time to spend on it. There were three guys and three girls and we made thirteen episodes that were sold in the United States and Canada."

Dannii Minogue, Australian Musician

Time, Talent, Canada, Girls

18

"I've never cooked. I can't do much more in the kitchen than make a cup of tea and some toast."

"I've never cooked. I can't do much more in the kitchen than make a cup of tea and some toast."

Ethel Merman, American Musician

18

"The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea."

"The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea."

Tom T. Hall, American Musician

Time, Idea, First

18

"I'm not anti-American. I've lived with Kenny, a Texan, for six years."

"I'm not anti-American. I've lived with Kenny, a Texan, for six years."

George Michael, British Musician

18

"When people screamed novelty the first time around talking about an ugly video and stuff I was really insulted because, hold on a minute, everyone you see in the video are real life."

"When people screamed novelty the first time around talking about an ugly video and stuff I was really insulted because, hold on a minute, everyone you see in the video are real life."

Bubba Sparxxx, American Musician

Life, Time, People, First

18

"I'd love to play a villain in a movie, the kind of bad guy you would never think of me being able to play. Like most people, I have a darker side I'd like to explore onscreen."

"I'd love to play a villain in a movie, the kind of bad guy you would never think of me being able to play. Like most people, I have a darker side I'd like to explore onscreen."

Garth Brooks, American Musician

Love, People, Being, Play

18

"From the time I was a kid, I always knew something was going to happen to me. Didn't know exactly what."

"From the time I was a kid, I always knew something was going to happen to me. Didn't know exactly what."

Elvis Presley, American Musician

18

"I don't care if they eat me alive, I've got better things to do then survive."

"I don't care if they eat me alive, I've got better things to do then survive."

Ani DiFranco, American Musician

18

"Because as an only child, you have your own little world."

"Because as an only child, you have your own little world."

Maynard James Keenan, American Musician

18

"I would hope they would be our fellow artists, rather than trying to emulate or idolize clowns like us."

"I would hope they would be our fellow artists, rather than trying to emulate or idolize clowns like us."

Maynard James Keenan, American Musician

Hope, Artists, Clowns, Trying

18

"There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived."

"There's a beauty to wisdom and experience that cannot be faked. It's impossible to be mature without having lived."

Amy Grant, American Musician

Beauty, Experience, Wisdom

18

"It's all very well to have principles, but when it comes to money you have to be flexible."

"It's all very well to have principles, but when it comes to money you have to be flexible."

Eugene Ormandy, American Musician

Money, Principles

18

"When a piece gets difficult, make faces."

"When a piece gets difficult, make faces."

Artur Schnabel, Polish Musician

18

"Right now, it hasn't affected my music other than the fact that I don't have time to write any of it. That's no different from when I first started and I lived at home. I would play the guitar in the afternoon and then my mom or my dad would come home and I'd have to quit."

"Right now, it hasn't affected my music other than the fact that I don't have time to write any of it. That's no different from when I first started and I lived at home. I would play the guitar in the afternoon and then my mom or my dad would come home and I'd have to quit."

Paul Westerberg, American Musician

Father, Dad, Home, Mom, Music

18

"I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers."

"I often wonder whether Negroes like myself who are pretty well known help out at all in breaking down barriers."

Nat King Cole, American Musician

Help, Pretty, Wonder

18

"People were talking while I was playing, so I got up and left the stage. I've gotten to the point where I'm not really very patient with patrons rapping during the show. And the people were all nice and quiet when I cam back."

"People were talking while I was playing, so I got up and left the stage. I've gotten to the point where I'm not really very patient with patrons rapping during the show. And the people were all nice and quiet when I cam back."

Bruce Hornsby, American Musician

People, Quiet, Talking

18

"Unless you're singing something that's kind of in rhythm with the bass, the melodies, it's just difficult."

"Unless you're singing something that's kind of in rhythm with the bass, the melodies, it's just difficult."

Kim Gordon, American Musician

18

"I don't need a man. But I'm happier with one. I like to have someone I can touch and squeeze and kiss. But I don't fold up and die if I don't have a man around."

"I don't need a man. But I'm happier with one. I like to have someone I can touch and squeeze and kiss. But I don't fold up and die if I don't have a man around."

Cher, American Musician

18

"I bought a gun and chose drugs instead."

"I bought a gun and chose drugs instead."

Kurt Cobain, American Musician

18

"I don't understand the whole dating thing. I know right off the bat if I'm interested in someone, and I don't want them to waste their money on me and take me out to eat if I know I'm not interested in that person."

"I don't understand the whole dating thing. I know right off the bat if I'm interested in someone, and I don't want them to waste their money on me and take me out to eat if I know I'm not interested in that person."

Britney Spears, American Musician

Dating, Money, Right, Want

18

"In high school, we studied a lot of poetical forms. I was really interested in the math that was involved and the strange live break ups. That gave me a great amount of respect for a rhymed stanza."

"In high school, we studied a lot of poetical forms. I was really interested in the math that was involved and the strange live break ups. That gave me a great amount of respect for a rhymed stanza."

Joanna Newsom, American Musician

Respect, School

18

"God is a concept by which we measure our pain."

"God is a concept by which we measure our pain."

John Lennon, English Musician

God, Measure, Pain

18

"Good acting is about being as natural and calm as possible. These days producers have such definite ideas that you have to be prepared to do whatever they ask."

"Good acting is about being as natural and calm as possible. These days producers have such definite ideas that you have to be prepared to do whatever they ask."

Bryn Terfel, Welsh Musician

Ideas, Acting, Being

18

"When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal."

"When I was 15, I made a solo record. It made Artie very unhappy. He looked upon it as something of a betrayal."

Paul Simon, American Musician

18

"I hardly ever listen to any of our old stuff now. Once the songs have been recorded and put on to vinyl they become someone else's entertainment, not mine."

"I hardly ever listen to any of our old stuff now. Once the songs have been recorded and put on to vinyl they become someone else's entertainment, not mine."

Robert Smith, English Musician

Entertainment, Now, Old, Songs

18

"I think I was supposed to play jazz."

"I think I was supposed to play jazz."

Herbie Hancock, American Musician

18

"The days when you needed amazing Silicon Graphics machines to run animation software are gone now."

"The days when you needed amazing Silicon Graphics machines to run animation software are gone now."

Dave Rowntree, English Musician

Animation, Machines, Now, Software

18

"Really, at a time when they're debating when and where a nativity scene can be used, this is the kind of stuff we need to have out there - outside of the church."

"Really, at a time when they're debating when and where a nativity scene can be used, this is the kind of stuff we need to have out there - outside of the church."

John Tesh, American Musician

18

"I don't have nothing to regret at all in the past, except that I might've unintentionally hurt somebody else or something."

"I don't have nothing to regret at all in the past, except that I might've unintentionally hurt somebody else or something."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

Hurt, Nothing, Past, Regret

18

"Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced."

"Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced."

Faith Hill, American Musician

Music, Country, Country music, Sound

18

"I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school."

"I just couldn't take school seriously: I had this guitar neck with four frets which I kept hidden under the desk. It had strings on it so I would practice my chord shapes under the desk and that's about all I did at school."

Alvin Lee, English Musician

Guitar, Practice, School

18

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