If Al Gore only created the internet sooner, Socks Clinton the First Cat would have had her own Tumblr and it would have been epic.
SCIENCE: A way of finding things out and then making them work. Science explains what is happening around us the whole time. So does RELIGION, but science is better because it comes up with more understandable excuses when it’s wrong.
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| — | Wings by Terry Pratchett, p 122 (via justjohn-jj) |
I was fortunate enough to meet Frank Zappa, a truly great rock musician, and a very unorthodox and innovative creator. He was already very ill when I met him (I was working with his son in L.A. ) I told him I admired his skill and courage in improvising so much in his music, live in front of large audiences. He said, “Courage? - What do you mean?! ” I said that I was always very aware of the possibilities of making mistakes. He replied, “How can you make a mistake? It is your solo, your guitar, and you are playing a piece of your own music. Who could possibly tell you you are making a mistake ?
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| — | Brian May talking about the time he met Frank Zappa in the early 90s, right before Frank passed away from prostate cancer. Brian was one of the few guitarists that Frank readily admitted to listening to and genuinely respected and liked. Apparently the feeling was mutual from what I’ve read. (via classic-rock-fanatic1993) |
This lady’s job was to listen to hundreds of copies of Rubber Soul and make sure the sound quality was up to scratch.
