FreshNerd

I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.
John Cage via MusicThoughts

Kimo’s high expectations set a new pace for me. He taught me “the standard pace is for chumps” – that the system is designed so anyone can keep up. If you’re more driven than “just anyone” – you can do so much more than anyone expects. And this applies to ALL of life – not just school.

- Derek Sivers

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Consistent as in not stopping to say, “my turn.” Persistent as in long-lasting, not as in annoyingly over the top. And with permission, because interacting without delivering anticipated, personal and relevant messages is a waste at best, annoying at worst. – Seth Godin

Ipods are soft and made for women on elliptical machines, it takes a
real man to rock tapes, and not on no retro shit. Auto-reverse on a
bitch. – J-Zone

“I was thinking one day and I realized that if I just had somebody behind me all the way to motivate me I could make a big difference. Nobody came along like that so I just became that person for myself.”
Unknown

“The production world is rough right now. I know a lot of people that have gotten out of the business. But if it’s what you love to do, you adapt; you learn how to make cheaper records.”

- Rick Parker, producer

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success. – Norman Vincent Peale

“Fail cheap. Fail fast. Fail often. Always make new mistakes.” -Esther Dyson

It is the very act of “concentrating” on writing music which makes it difficult to do, since ideas normally arise when one is not focused but when one is “open” in some way. – Brian Eno