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I don't believe it's all for ...

I don't believe it's all for nothing. It's not just written in the sand.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

The rock concert experience f...

The rock concert experience for people was really pretty stupid, you know, at the time. People would go to concerts not with the idea of listening at all.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

For years after 'The Last Wal...

For years after 'The Last Waltz,' I got all kinds of silly movie offers - or, maybe, not silly, but parts that are not my calling lots of offers to play some wonderful boyfriend.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

While I was there, I was just...

While I was there, I was just gathering images and names, and ideas and rhythms, and I was storing all of these things - which I didn't realize I was doing - but I was storing them all in an attic in my mind somewhere. And when it was time to sit down and write songs, when I reached into the attic to see what I was gonna write about, that's what was there.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

There's a bookstore in New Yo...

There's a bookstore in New York where you could buy scripts, and I got addicted to them because they were easy, quick reads and the pictures were so vivid.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

The Beatles tried to do some ...

The Beatles tried to do some tours and found it to be completely pointless and became a non-touring band after that, and with very good reason.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

Confused by the big city blue...

Confused by the big city blues, he didn't know who's life he's leading. Put yourself behind the wheel, see if you can get that feel.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

I don't know - it's a bit of ...

I don't know - it's a bit of a mystery of how things come about when they do. I don't have a scientific explanation for it. Sometimes when you're writing a song, you don't know where you're going.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

When I was playing with Bob D...

When I was playing with Bob Dylan in, like, 1966, I was, like, 20 years old.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

I was a storyteller for The B...

I was a storyteller for The Band. It was never, 'Hey guys, here's a song about what happened to me.' I was always more comfortable writing fiction.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

Some music is supposed to be ...

Some music is supposed to be disposable; that's OK. A lot of music is fun for today, but it isn't supposed to be timeless; it's supposed to be trendy.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

I've always been in love with...

I've always been in love with that Delta-flavored music... the music that came from Mississippi and Memphis and, especially, New Orleans. When I was 14, I was in a wanna-be New Orleans band in Toronto.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

I think that there's always g...

I think that there's always great music being made. Always has been, always will be.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

I thought of a lot of people ...

I thought of a lot of people from the same era when I was making a lot of records that had continued making a lot of records. A lot of it didn't seem terribly inspired.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

A lot of people from my gener...

A lot of people from my generation can't write songs anymore, or it's really hard and it's an unpleasant experience. I don't feel that way at all.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

A lot of times when you're ma...

A lot of times when you're making a record, you put your head down and charge forward until you're done. You just hope that the ideas hold up, because you're kind of lost in your own storm.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

Chuck Berry told me if it was...

Chuck Berry told me if it wasn't for Louis Jordan, he wouldn't have probably ever even got into music. That Louis Jordan changed everything and made him want to become a musician.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

For years after 'The Last Wal...

For years after 'The Last Waltz,' I got all kinds of silly movie offers - or, maybe, not silly, but parts that are not my calling... lots of offers to play some wonderful boyfriend.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

The kid at 9 or 10 who knows ...

The kid at 9 or 10 who knows who Billie Holiday is... that's the coolest thing ever.

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

When I was 14 years old, I ha...

When I was 14 years old, I had the opportunity to meet Buddy Holly. I asked him how he got that big, powerful sound out of his guitar amp. He said, 'I blew a speaker and decided not to get it fixed.'

Robbie Robertson 54 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....