- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Listening Quotes
How music shapes memory and taste.
This page leans heavily on music: enjoying a song more than expected, a lasting love for Seventies rock albums, and a frustration with bands that lean on harmony guitars without doing anything new. See Love quotes for more on lasting favorites.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Proud
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are a bunch of songs that I think are beautiful recordings, and I'm proud of them, but I've no interest in listening to them.
- Fans
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up around it. That was what my friends were listening to - some of my closest friends are big hip-hop fans.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I actually grew up listening to music as like - church music and stuff like that.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm saying: to be continued, until we meet again. Meanwhile, keep on listening and tapping your feet.
- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up listening to Nirvana and then went through some bad '90s pop stuff - a lot of Australian one-hit wonders.
- Nov 07, 2020
Listening to an underserved population is how you begin to understand them and serve them better.
- Luxury
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a good storyteller - I much prefer to be with people who are chatty, to have the luxury of listening.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's frustrating to do albums that you think are worth listening to, but it's just so difficult to cut through.
- Flavor
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to bring the R&B flavor and other Westernized sounds to my music, because that's the type of music I grew up listening to.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've grown up listening to Jack Johnson and John Mayer. But I also love to groove on stage like Justin Timberlake.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before Hollywood happened to me, I just took a break to think about whether I belong in the industry or whether I should be listening to whatever people were telling me.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it.
- Because
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always wanted to do my solo album in English, because I grew up listening to a lot of pop artists and English-based songs.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020