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I think I write very good songs. But I don't know if anybody could record my songs with as much fervor. They sound good sung by me, and they especially sound good with my band.


Art Alexakis

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ART BLAKEY You can't seperate modern jazz from rock or from rhythm and blues - you can't seperate it. Because t...
ART BLAKEY Music is supposed to wash away the dust of everyday life.
ART BLAKEY Fear is a great motivator. Look at what 9-11 has accomplished - My god. It's slammed the economy, It...
ART BELL Toxic language creates a hostile work environment -- and that's now illegal, ... Just as sexual hara...
ART BELL Toxic language creates a hostile work environment -- and that's now illegal. Just as sexual harassme...
ART BELL I'd say we heard 30 shots or more. We all just got to work, put on some coffee, and as we were waiti...
ART BELL We've been on a smooth downward trend.
ART AYRE There is a weakening trend showing up in the numbers since June. It does appear over the last few mo...
ART AYRE We produce data on average wage by industry, but the portion of compensation that we haven't had (in...
ART AYRE What you can see just walking around Portland is evidence of what's going on in construction.
ART AYRE This is generally more good news, a lower unemployment rate, additional seasonally adjusted job grow...
ART AYRE Why would he come back?. He's proven himself. You only test the waters if you're a borderline guy.
ART ALVAREZ I know Nike wants to actively pursue him and try to get him over to Nike. You know how the shoe war ...
ART ALVAREZ He is a big-time steal for Duquesne. He will have an opportunity to come in and change that program ...
ART ALVAREZ I think it's between Duquesne and Kansas State, but I know Pitt loves the kid a lot. He'll probably ...
ART ALVAREZ Paul is a very creative artist but I'm more that thorough, meticulous, disciplined nut.
ART GARFUNKEL The buffalo isn't as dangerous as everyone makes him out to be. Statistics prove that in the Uni...
ART BUCHWALD You know you're big when you sit in the bathtub and the water in the toilet rises.
ART DONOVAN We all worry about the population explosion, but we don't worry about it at the right time.
ART HOPPE Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no j...
ART BLAKEY My philosophy is to do the best you can for somebody. Help. It's not just what do you for yourse...
ART LINKLETTER I would say that, in the future, the book will be reserved for things that function best as a book. ...
ART SPIEGELMAN A name doesn't make the music. It's just called that to differentiate it from other types of...
ART BLAKEY When Paul and I were first friends, starting in the sixth grade and seventh grade, we would sing a l...
ART GARFUNKEL You can watch TV and see experts of all different colours and hues. But the minute you get past nine...
ART MALIK