she kept sliding down, in small half-willing surrenders, till she was a heap, with the book held tiringly above her face.
Like many musicians, I don't look back much. . . only concentrate on what music I'm doing, and occasionally look ahead.
People should decide what success means for them, and not be distracted by accepting others' definitions of success.
We all have different musical instincts, and I think they're precious and should be respected.
From my time in 'King Crimson,' I'd describe a Progressive band as one that keeps trying to break musical barriers, and keeps trying to do new music.
John was great to work with, and a lot of fun. I wish Id had the chance to make more music with him, of course, and to get to know him better.
Yes, alas, I've been on some recording sessions where the music wasn't good. Not so many, really, considering how many I've done. It's a very awkward situation because to do a recording well you focus on the positive of what will make the piece better.
Growing up, I wanted desperately to please, to be a good girl.
When you go out to paint, try to forget what objects you have before you - a tree, house, a field. . . . Merely think, here is a little square of blue, here an oblong of pink, here a streak of yellow, and paint it just as it looks to you, the exact color and shape, until it gives your own naive impression of the scene before you.
As a result of the efforts of Hayek. . and the many others who share his general outlook, the idea of a centrally planned and centrally administered economy, so popular in the 1930s and early 1940s, has been discredited.
even if you do the best you can in all things, your human nature must often fall short; so entrust yourself to God's goodness, for his goodness is greater than your failures.