51 Quotes About English-composer

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  • Author Kevin Ayers
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    The music we made then was so amateurish, compared to the rest of mainstream pop or rock and roll. But what differentiated us from what everybody else was doing in the business was the fact that you could tell that these people came from different reference areas.

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  • Author Kevin Ayers
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    These were all middle-class kids from literary backgrounds, joining this sort of train going by, this pop train, jumping on. Whereas the rest of the rock scene, you'll find that there's mostly working-class people.

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  • Author Kevin Ayers
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    We had literary references, so we knew what we were talking about. We could quote things, talk about books we'd read; you can say something, you don't have to explain it.

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  • Author Malcolm Arnold
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    Thrilled to be honoured by the ISM and to be joining such an eminent list of members who have received the Distinguished Musician Award.

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  • Author Benjamin Britten
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    The restaurant is like a theatre: we do two shows a day and when you are doing Shakespeare you don't want to throw in something out of Walt Disney.

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  • Author Gavin Bryars
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    The project which we developed, however, was for a sound piece and I was initially curious that a sculptor should be interested in working with a musician, especially on a project for radio.

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  • Author Gavin Bryars
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    Philips did stipulate that Julian and I had to iron out our relationship. I had to could come up with something we would both be happy with.

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