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declassified · Post by **declassified** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:14 am

"Today, everyone and their mum can make music using electronic equipment, making it hard to distinguish between ambitious works and loveless junk." (badly translated from german)

Cabinfever · Post by **Cabinfever** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:31 am

"seek forgiveness, not permission"

o'malley · Post by **o'malley** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:52 am

The endless wisdom of the great musician, composer, arranger, and teacher Ray Brown.

One of my favorite Ray quotes is:

"Some play em, and some polish em."

Hovmod · Post by **Hovmod** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:47 am

"Get a real estate license"
Frank Zappa.

AudioWhore · Post by **AudioWhore** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:04 am

Nanna said 'Eat yer greens or you'll get scurvy...'
I eat my greens and I still don't have scurvy.

Cordelia · Post by **Cordelia** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:06 am

"If it moves, grease it, if it doesn't, hit it with a hammer."
Oh wait, sorry, this thread is about music, not about fixing my car engine.

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:14 am

Cordelia wrote:"If it moves, grease it, if it doesn't, hit it with a hammer."
Oh wait, sorry, this thread is about music, not about fixing my car engine.

I hope your boyfriend isn't impotent then...

Armadillo · Post by **Armadillo** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:18 am

krushing wrote:"Kill your darlings"

Old but so true.

No good. Last time I tried I had to flee through 4 different countries

Klemperer · Post by **Klemperer** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:18 am

Cordelia wrote:"If it moves, grease it, if it doesn't, hit it with a hammer."
Oh wait, sorry, this thread is about music, not about fixing my car engine.

my car is 15 years old. I'll tell that to the man who tries to fix it today.

The world is fun, sometimes.

Wopelka · Post by **Wopelka** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:44 am

Why waste money on psychotherapy when you can listen to the B Minor Mass? ~Michael Torke

but the most useful for every composers:

If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music. ~Gustav Mahler

and finally:

I don't believe in having bands for solo records.
Mick Jagger

IIRs · Post by **IIRs** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:52 am

"Less is more" .. advice from George Borowski after supporting him aged 16

GaggingMaggot · Post by **GaggingMaggot** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 11:59 am

"learn to swim"- maynard james keenan

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:21 pm

"Don't take life so serious, son. It ain't nohow permanent."
-- Pogo Possum (Walt Kelly)

putte · Post by **putte** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:27 pm

"repair permissions" .. (steve jobs)

Squonk · Post by **Squonk** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:52 pm

"Never ever ever bloody anything ever" I've lived my life by that one.

So whats the best piece of advice you've ever gotten?