ISM’S TO LIVE BY
M. Ward-isms to live by
“I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The...
Jesse Lacey (Brand New)
“Everything is so strange. You wake up every day in a different city, where people are waiting to see you....
Maeve Brennan-isms to live by
“It is necessary to find one’s own way in New York. New York City is not hospitable. She is very big and she has no heart. She is not charming. She is not sympathetic. She is rushed and noisy and...
Teju Cole-isms to live by
“Each neighborhood of (NYC) appeared to be made of a different substance, each seemed to have a different air pressure, a...
Beastie Boys-isms to live by
“From the South South Bronx on out to Queens Bridge. From Hollis Queens right down to Bay Ridge. From Castle Hill to...
Jacob Bills-isms to live by
“Our first show in New York as Asa Ransom was in someone’s back yard. There’s a great freedom in these kind of events. Anyone can have a show and anyone can play.” – Jacob Bills ...
Zach Staggers (So So Glos)isms to live by
“We were on tour, and we’d had this idea for a while to have a space to be able to...
Michael Azerrad-isms to live by
“DIY is purely a mode of production and distribution it has nothing to do with what is produced.” There is...
Tod P (Brooklyn DIY Pioneer)
“A venue is just a room with a band playing in it” – Tod P (Brooklyn DIY Pioneer) ...
Bruce Pavitt (founder of Subpop Records)isms to live by
“It’s interesting to see how the whole industry of indie rock, or the culture of indie rock, has really grown...
Talib Kweli-isms to live by
“That’s what hip-hop is: It’s sociology and English put to a beat, you know.” – Talib Kweli ...
Amy Winehouse-isms to live by
“I fall in love every day. Not with people but with situations.” – Amy Winehouse ...
Dan Nigro (As Tall As Lions)-isms to live by
“You definitely lose a lot of perspective. We were in the thick of You Can’t Take It With You for...
Edie Sedgwick-isms to live by
“In the year 2000 you’re going to have a problem…Leisure time will be a problem in the year 2000. I...
Lykke Li-isms to live by
“The problem is, when I talk about heartbreak or whatever, people want to melt it down to some break-up of a relationship, but it’s not about that. If you’re a sensitive person, just stepping outside can be heartbreaking.” – Lykke Li...
Sia Furler-isms to live by
“Knowing now what goes into making a successful artist, it’s disheartening.” – Sia Furler...
Buddy Rich-isms to live by
“I think it’s a fallacy that the harder you practice the better you get.” – Buddy Rich...
Sammy Davis Jr-isms to live by
“Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man.” – Sammy Davis Jr....
Mohammad Ali-isms to live by
“The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of...
Pablo Neruda-isms to live by
“Take it all back. Life is boring, except for flowers, sunshine, your perfect legs. A glass of cold water when...
Rumi-isms to live by
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi...
Yaslin Bey (Mos Def) isms to live by
“That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn’t be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for...
Pussy Riot -isms to live by
“A punk is someone who knows how to ask the world uncomfortable questions and does everything possible to make sure...
Andre Benjamin (3000) -isms to live by
“I’ve learned that I’m most powerful when I’m doing my art.” – Andre Benjamin...
Thom Yorke-isms to live by
“I think artists can influence only through making music that challenges people, excites them and flips them out. Music that...
Kurt Vile-isms to live by
“Hopefully I just get a little more fine-tuned and a little more real and vulnerable all the time. I think the main thing I tried to achieve on this record—which I did, and part of it was not having a...