#rhythm

I used to write sonnets and various things, and moved from there into writing prose, which, incidentally, is a lot more interesting than poetry, including the rhythms of prose. ↗

— Shelby Foote

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I first heard African drum rhythms and chants at the movies. Then, when I had the opportunity to go to Africa and visit the villages, I heard the real, raw, true rhythms and realised the origins of the old Negro spirituals I grew up with in the South. ↗

— Isaac Hayes

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With horns and a full rhythm section, the drums always looked like the best seat in the house. ↗

— Levon Helm

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I developed my style by pickin' a lot of cotton, plowin' that ole mule every day. I just got the rhythm, and any rhythm I need I know where it is; I know where to find it. ↗

— John Hunter

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You know, if you really want to fiddle the old-time way, you've got to learn the dance. The contra-dances, hoedowns. It's all in the rhythm of the bow. The great North Carolina fiddle player Tommy Jarrell said, 'If a feller can't bow, he'll never make a fiddler. He might make a violin player, but he'll never make no fiddler.' ↗

— Alison Krauss

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I think it is interesting to think about the absolute animal relish young people have for rhythm and rhyme. ↗

— Andrew Motion

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I always say that I am very proud of the work that I did with the Rolling Stones and that I am also proud of what I have done with the Rhythm Kings. ↗

— Bill Wyman

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Language in fiction is made up of equal parts meaning and music. The sentences should have rhythm and cadence, they should engage and delight the inner ear. ↗

— Michael Cunningham

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I need the seasons to live to the rhythm of rain and sun. ↗

— Sophie Marceau

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Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across. ↗

— Charles Kennedy

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