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The message of music was also the first thing what I learned from my first teacher. She was an organist too and she was very devoted to what she played, so she had a respect for every piece and she felt that she is not allowed to add something of her own. ↗

— Kurt Masur

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My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunites. ↗

— Diana Ross

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If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see that the choices that you've made don't reflect that, then there's something for you to look at. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#back #certain #choices #look #made

Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do. ↗

— Johnny Mathis

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I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money. ↗

— Diana Ross

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A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#gourmet #just #me #meal #seems

I jump into the process, and the record begins to gel at some point. Then I begin to get a picture of where I'm going. But it's not always something I know on the front-end. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

#begin #begins #gel #get #going

Or if I have my head in the results, I can't work with what I have, because I'm trying to force something to happen. And with singing, any time you force it, you tighten up. If you tighten up, you're screwed, nothing will work. ↗

— Kathy Mattea

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I go back to South Africa at least once a year, sometimes twice, and usually for a month. And probably, I'm guessing, I'll spend more time back there as I get older. ↗

— Dave Matthews

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If I find something I like, I'll chase it and see what comes out the other side. Once a song gets momentum and gets away from you, that's a good sign. ↗

— Dave Matthews

#chase #comes #find #gets #good