That was more or less coincidental in the sense that my parents wanted me to come back to New York because that’s the center of musical activity still to this day, more or less, and so I auditioned for the Metropolitan Opera. Gunther Schuller Read Quote
In Sonic Youth, at the end of ‘Expressway to Yr. Skull,’ we’d tap on the backs of our guitars to get this low-level feedback, and if I leaned forward, and the guitar hung off my body, it would resonate differently. Lee Ranaldo Read Quote
Scientology is not a terrorist organization. Scientology has used intimidating tactics and vindictive litigation. Lawrence Wright Read Quote
The fans own the records and listen to them and love them. It becomes the soundtrack to some part of their lives, and we don’t control that. To me, that’s what’s exciting about what we do. Chris Cornell Read Quote
I hate chickpeas. I like hummus but I ate that before I realised it was made out of chickpeas. John Cooper Clarke Read Quote
My personality can be extreme in all ways, even in positive ways; I’ve learned that. Albert Hammond, Jr. Read Quote
Don’t worry, be crappy. Revolutionary means you ship and then test… Lots of things made the first Mac in 1984 a piece of crap – but it was a revolutionary piece of crap. Guy Kawasaki Read Quote
I don’t play roulette, but it’s funny: whenever somebody I know is going to Vegas, I’m like, ‘Put it on black.’ Gilbert Arenas Read Quote
Judaism has always been a strong interest of mine. My two sons speak Hebrew and are familiar with the scriptures and with rabbinic literature. This is the way we live. Herman Wouk Read Quote
