When the uncreative tell the creative what to do, it stops being art.
Tony BennettRead
That song helped make me a world citizen. It allowed me to live, work and sing in any city on the globe. It changed my whole life.
Interpretation
The quote reflects the transformative power of music in connecting people across the globe.
Tony Bennett expresses how a particular song was a catalyst for his global identity, enabling him to thrive in various cultures and cities. It highlights music's universal language, illustrating its ability to break boundaries and change lives by fostering opportunities and connections worldwide.
In practice
In a speech about cultural diplomacy, one might say, 'As Tony Bennett said, that song helped make me a world citizen.'
When the uncreative tell the creative what to do, it stops being art.
Someday, when I'm awfully low, and the world is cold, I will feel a glow just thinking of you, and the way you look tonight.
I lived for 15 years in Los Angeles, and I still can't believe that the handsomest man in the world, Cary Grant, and the greatest performer in the world, Fred Astaire, and Johnny Carson, one after another - they were all in my home at different times. I celebrated my 50th birthday with them. Unforgettable.
My goal as a creative person is to express truth and beauty in whatever I do
If you follow your passion, you'll never work a day in your life.
To me, life is a gift, and it's a blessing to just be alive. And each person should learn what a gift it is to be alive no matter how tough things get.
It is an ancient need to be told stories. But the story needs a great storyteller. Thanks for all of it, Jo.
Actors are basically drag queens. People will tell you they act because they want to heal mankind or, you know, explore the nature of the human psyche. Yes, maybe. But basically we just want to put on a frock and dance.
I wouldn't want everybody to be an art or literature major, but the world would be poorer - figuratively, anyway - if we were all coding software or running companies. We also want musicians to awaken our souls, writers to lead us into fictional lands, and philosophers to help us exercise our minds and engage the world.
There isnβt any particular relationship between the messages, except that the author has chosen them carefully, so that, when seen all at once, they produce an image of life that is beautiful and surprising and deep. There is no beginning, no middle, no end, no suspense, no moral, no causes, no effects. What we love in our books are the depths of many marvelous moments seen all at one time.
So What or Kind of Blue were done in that era, the right hour, the right day. It's over; it's on the record.
I cannot absorb living in a world where I have an Oscar for best actress and Denzel doesn't have one for best actor.
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