17 Quotes by Alan Light

And though people think about Lennon and McCartney as sort of the A-list of Beatles and George as filling in a spot, he was remarkable guitar player, tremendous songwriter, and he really shaped a lot of the direction of where the band went,

These kind of festivals can be massive for an economy, ... You don't need to build new stadiums, pass tax levies to fund development. You utilize existing facilities, the stuff that's there. Once you get a routine down, it's healthy for everyone involved and people know it's a destination city

The easy pick is to say U2 is going to win, but I would say keep your eye on the 'O Brother' soundtrack, because I think they've got a shot at that award.

The level of engagement wouldn't have gone away. If he was going to be an activist, he would have been all the way an activist. If he was going to be a father, he would have been all the way a father.

It’s easy to say that reducing a song to 90 seconds on “American Idol” strips off so many things, and how it’s the 21st century and music doesn’t mean the same things to people and that it’s so disposable.

She may have discovered how to solve the problem of aviation in music. What makes an aviator what he is? An aviator is a person who deals with getting heavier-than-air objects off the ground. She could do that, musically and emotionally. She could take a feeling and actually lift it off the ground, and it would stay there.

After the Beatles and Dylan, there’s this assumption that you are a singer-songwriter, or that if someone else is writing your rhymes, you’re a fake rapper.

You don’t need a major label and they sure don’t need you.