#cian

The web of influence which News Corporation spun in Britain, which effectively bent politicians, police and many others in public life to its will, amounted to a shadow state. ↗

— Thomas Watson, Jr.

#bent #britain #corporation #effectively #influence

If I say I am not a politician, it is because I did not go to school to do political science. But at the end of the day, I think we are all born politicians. It's practical. All you gotta do is practice. ↗

— George Weah

#because #born #day #did #end

I realized pretty soon that I have to do more than just play bass in the background way. So, I developed a kind of playing which only a handful of musicians accepted. ↗

— Eberhard Weber

#background #bass #developed #handful #i

In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the majority of musicians couldn't bear that. They are not used to listening to the bass because they think the bass is in the background to support them. ↗

— Eberhard Weber

#bass #bear #because #electric #first

Orchestras are not used to playing the kind of stuff jazz musicians like to play. It requires a lot of rehearsal and recording time, so it's much easier to do on a synth or sampler. So, we came up with that idea. ↗

— Eberhard Weber

#easier #idea #jazz #jazz musicians #kind

A politician is the devil's quilted anvil; He fashions all sins on him, and the blows are never heard. ↗

— John Webster

#blows #devil #fashions #heard #him

Rigour is to the mathematician what morality is to men. ↗

— Andre Weil

#men #morality

Who you are as a performer is one thing, but when you're making records, you're dealing with musicians' tastes, their goals, their wants, their needs, everyone's individual pride. ↗

— Scott Weiland

#everyone #goals #individual #making #musicians

People are always wondering if I am an artist or political activist or politician. Maybe I'll just clearly tell you: Whatever I do is not art. Let's say it is just objects or materials, movies or writing, but not art, OK? ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#always #am #art #artist #clearly

I knew nothing of the real life of a musician, but I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion. ↗

— Lawrence Welk

#crowds #front #great #i #knew