I studied piano for many years, and I still play. I'm a complete amateur, and I wouldn't consider myself very good at all, but I enjoy it.
I want to buy them, because historically these have been great engines of enrichment for the middle class, 'historically' meaning now for a good ten years.
For the second album I look forward to doing a lot of serious collaboration and taking the experiences I've had over this last year, good and bad, and working it into the album.
I guess this year I'm going to find out if I'm good enough or not. If I'm not, I don't care. I'll do something else, it's not a biggie.
Well, dissent is the tradition in America, and I've been on the side of dissent a good bit of my career, particularly in the last many years of the Republican Congress.
I was a careless Protestant, my wife was a good Catholic, and we had six kids in seven years and I'd endorse that to everyone.
Every day in the year there comes some malice into the world, and where it comes from is no good place.
And who cares, five years down the road, what most movies made or didn't make? If it's good, it stands up.
I set myself some specific goals, but the key one is just getting myself into as good a shape as possible for one day this year: the Olympic marathon.
If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good deal less sorrow in the world a hundred years hence.
Years ago, I did a CBS audition. I was nervous. They introduced me as 'Scott Bakoola.' Not a good sign. I also didn't get the show.
I've been into weight training for many, many years and you add to that a good dose of cardio, don't overindulge, and you can do all right.
Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody.
Motorsport is very expensive. No one cares if you had a good season two years ago and then you have an injury. It is a very dodgy investment.
I have to work really hard to get the record deal - I have to spend years at it to get good. I have to practice to be good at guitar.
I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good.
I lived in Paris when I was 20 and 21, and actually knew people that worked for the government there, that talked about terrorism in the country 20 years ago.
Every year, thousands of Californians flee that populous paradise for tax-eased small government oasis of America's red states.
Beginning to dismantle the Pentagon would save $1 trillion a year - a small government proposal if ever there was one.
Thirty to 40 years ago, most financial decisions were fairly simple.
I guess we decided to make a new record 3 years ago when Nancy was done scoring for Almost Famous.
