"If you don't know the guy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he's just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes and fears. It's one world, pal. We're all neighbors." - Frank Sinatra, born this day in 1915.
"My father was murdered when I was two. Duane, even though he was only a year and 18 days my elder, he became a father figure to me. I would have done anything for my brother - I loved him so much." - Gregg Allman, born this day in 1947.
"You make music to move people and you don't get to pick who you move. You just don't. It's exclusionary and elitist and I just never felt that way about music, of all things. The great unifier." - Mark Lanegan
As of tomorrow, year one of Vinyl Me, D weirdness is in the books. Was able to send 45 records to new, loving homes. It was fun. I'm gonna do it again........with a twist. Last year, I chose 3 winners, and they got the complete haul for the year. This go 'round, I'm changing it up to make it...
“I think that music is a spiritual thing and it’s a way of communicating with people on a level that’s deeper than words. It’s a way of expressing something that can’t be expressed in words and it’s a way of touching people’s souls.” - Neal Casal, born this day in 1968. Thanks for everything. Hope you found peace.
"When women make their image about youth and sexuality, and not about intellect, that's kind of a dead-end road. So I think it's a combination of self-entrapment and entrapment by society." - k. d. lang, born this day in 1961.
"I am very proud of the fact that 20 years on people tell me they became a vegetarian as a result of 'Meat is Murder'. “I think that is quite literally rock music changing someone's life - it's certainly changing the life of animals. It is one of the things I am most proud of." - Johnny Marr, born this day in 1963.
"Music is a science, it heals depression, it awakens, most people don't know, they just take music for an entertainment, something to dance to, and enjoy yourself and you go to bed and forget it tomorrow, music must never be forgotten, it's like a fountain that keeps on flowing." - Peter Tosh, born this day in 1944.
"If God were to appear in my room, obviously I would be in awe, but I don't think I would be humble. I might cry, but I think he would dig me like crazy." - Marc Bolan, born this day in 1947.