Paul Taylor Quotes

#1. Most dancers I know, especially the talented and successful ones, seem to possess [my dog's] knack for living moment to moment. You see, their idea of time is related to those infinitely short moments when they are onstage being their superselves.

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#2. I grew up in Denver, Colorado. After high school I went to Vegas.

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#3. If I didn't have the reverb I'd be an unhappy camper. So I want reverb in my monitor mix. Reverb and a good level in my monitor and I'm all set.

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#4. Paul's Law: You can't fall off the floor.

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#5. Ford can't sell trucks currently, and GM is not selling as many cars as it would like to. That is a problem of product and pricing, not a systemic problem of abandonment by consumers.

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#6. I know I can't do everything myself. So I know I specialize in my melodies and I do some of my demo work. I pass it on to my producers who are much better at the production level.

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#7. Now my main goal is my solo career, so I want to keep doing that.

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#8. By the end of it, you never know how it's going to turn out. Hopefully if I pick the right songs and put the right melodies on it and all the collaboration works out. it's a win-win situation.

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#9. I don't really think about dance except just before rehearsals start. I put it off. I don't live my life thinking about dance.

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#10. I want to build a studio in my backyard. The interest rates are low now, so who knows.

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#11. I want to lift the audience to the miraculous in human nature. After all, we shouldn't be here, with all the odds against us in nature. It's kind of unusual and wonderful!

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#12. My sound is very smooth. Not to be to cliche, but really sensual and sultry.

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#13. I get like a melody that comes up and I try to write it down or record it. Hum it into a tape recorder or write it down on some manuscript paper. It could happen at any time, on the road or off the road, but mostly, you know, at home.

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#14. I like to do cover songs if I really love them, I have to love the song first.

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#15. I must confess to generally hating sections entitled "how to read this book" and so
on. I feel that, if I bought it, I should be able to read it any way I damn well please!
Nevertheless, I feel some guidelines may be useful.

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#16. A lot of people are doing something about their weight, but by their own reckoning, it isn't enough to get the results they want.

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#17. If dance wasn't in my life, it wouldn't be worth living.

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