There was a period when I wrote in Nashville for Maverick and then Warner/Chappell, and it was interesting. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes chappell interest maverick
Listen to the Beatles' 'Things We Said Today.' Ringo Starr does not play a fill in the entire song. It doesn't need it. 'A Day In the Life' has gorgeous fills, but there, the song needs it. When I play on any record, I'm striving to get where Ringo is. You play what doesn't take you out of the song. Benmont Tench beatlesdayentire share on social
In Mudcrutch we all wrote songs, and when it got to the focus on Tom and the Heartbreakers, I kept writing songs, but it wasn't anything that was up the Heartbreakers tree, I didn't think - and I don't think they did, either. So I kept writing songs for the hell of it, but I didn't want to make a record just for the sake of making a record. Benmont Tench focusheartbreakerhell share on social
I loved Mal Evans holding one note down on You Won't See Me from Rubber Soul. Benmont Tench evanholdlove Change image and share on social
I am so tired of ruggedly handsome heroes. I don't know too many ruggedly handsome people who are necessarily nice people. In fact, the beautiful people have a big handicap because they rely too much on their appearance and don't bother to become interesting. Barbara Mertz appearancebeautifulbig share on social
Well, American composers are the best composers. At this time in the world, we are where the energy is. We are the most diverse, the most iconoclastic, the most maverick, and the most skillful. David Del Tredici americancomposerdiverse Change image and share on social
I'm a huge fan of Alice Hoffman, Fred Chappell and Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Sarah Addison Allen alicechappellelizabeth Change image and share on social