#listen

I was a beginner again. I practiced hard and used to listen very closely to recordings of American jazz drummers such as Tony Williams and Kenny Clarke. ↗

— Jamie Muir

#american #beginner #clarke #closely #drummers

Your average pop song or film is a very sophisticated item, with very sophisticated ways of listening and viewing that we have not really consciously developed over the years - because we were having such a good time. ↗

— Paul Muldoon

#because #consciously #developed #film #good

In fact, I heard Bird first, and had got well into listening to him. You know, it's the kind of accidental thing that awareness of a player is: what's available, what somebody happens to play for you. ↗

— Gerry Mulligan

#available #awareness #bird #fact #first

Confidence, as a teenager? Because I knew what I loved. I loved to read; I loved to listen to music; and I loved cats. Those three things. So, even though I was an only kid, I could be happy because I knew what I loved. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#because #cats #confidence #could #even

I like to read books. I like to listen to music. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#i #like #listen #music #read

Sticking to your values, listening to your instincts, making your own choices is so important. ↗

— Brittany Murphy

#important #instincts #listening #making #own

I don't want a flashy car, just something that would allow me to stop using the Tube. And it would be good not to have to rely on my mum all the time, particularly when I have to listen to her singing in her car. ↗

— Andy Murray

#car #flashy #good #her #i

Campaigns often make standing on principle the highest of virtues - and listening to your opponents a sure sign of weakness. It's the virtual opposite of what it takes to succeed in office. Squaring the circle takes a powerful combination of skills. But presidents who can campaign and compromise are generally the most successful. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#campaigns #circle #combination #compromise #generally

I don't know how many years I can still play. I have to listen to my body and see how it feels. ↗

— Li Na

#feels #how #i #i can #know

My life is short. I can't listen to banality. ↗

— V. S. Naipaul

#i #life #life is short #listen #my life