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Like Quotes
Quotes on what people like and why.
These quotes explore liking something, or coming around to it later - one describes disliking Jane Austen before eventually appreciating her work, while another reflects on early interest in mathematics over computers. Related browsing includes Know Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music.
- Teacher
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was playing with Chuck Berry, who sounded like an English teacher. Did you ever listen to his records? He pronounces every word.
- Black
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't sing white; I don't sing black - I sing Bronx. When I sing 'Ruby Baby,' I'm rolling like Jimmy Reed. I wanted to communicate like Hank Williams and groove like Jimmy Reed.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I could sing and play like Lightnin' Hopkins, I would.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
Trying to explain what community is to someone who's never experienced it is like trying to explain what an artichoke tastes like.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to like the Jonas Brothers, but only because I thought that they were good-looking, not because I actually liked their music.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
At one of my old schools, I didn't tell anyone I was doing my first album because I was worried they'd be like, 'Who does she think she is?' So I just let them find out for themselves.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd love to design stuff that I'd like to wear and that other people could wear, too.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like watching 'The X Factor,' but I would never go on it - I think it's too much of a controlled thing.
- Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of producers get famous because they decide to be superstars for their own reasons, but I'm inspired by Timbaland and Pharrell and Swizz Beatz 'cause they're doing things that are so different. I like how they're introducing ideas I never would have thought of.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was making crappy beats since I was, like, 17 or 18, using Florida rappers, where I'm from. Then I started DJ'ing because I just wanted to have a new job.
- Ale
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was in Fort Lauderdale from about age 7 to 14. And that's where I learned the most about music. My favorite DJ was this guy named DJ Laz and the Miami bass guys. I was super into, like, Arthur Baker, that kind of stuff.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020