#listener

In the beginning, I was searching for myself in my music. My music was for me. I didn't have the mental room to be conscious of the listener; I wrote to save myself. ↗

— Ayumi Hamasaki

#conscious #i #in the beginning #listener #me

All of us love applause, and so we should - it means that the listener likes us! ↗

— Emanuel Ax

#likes #listener #love #means #should

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something. ↗

— Wilson Mizner

#everywhere #good #knows #listener #only

Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured. ↗

— Walter Anderson

#good #like #listeners #precious #treasured

I don't want it to be all that self-conscious or artificial, but it really grows out of my having invented myself as a listener so that I could hear her voice. ↗

— Russell Banks

#could #grows #having #hear #her

President Obama was asked not long ago to reflect on any mistakes he might have made. He said, well, 'I haven't communicated enough.' He said his job is to 'tell a story to the American people' - as if that's the whole problem here? He needs to talk more, and we need to be better listeners? ↗

— Paul Ryan

#american #american people #any #asked #better

I have sometimes been told that my music is 'difficult' for the listener. ↗

— Roger Sessions

#difficult #i #listener #music #sometimes

But really important, perhaps most important is the craft; how you make your record, the creation of these sonic worlds you want your listener to hear. ↗

— Duncan Sheik

#creation #hear #how #important #listener

Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing - if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail. ↗

— Frank Sinatra

#attention #cannot #career #done #every

The musician and the listener. If this is love between two strangers watching each other from afar, that rough, burning moment when you rush in and kiss is the show. ↗

— Tablo

#listen #listener #music #musician #strangers