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I come up with an idea and he turns it down. Then he comes up with an idea and I turn it down. It goes on and on and on until one of us comes up with something . . . that could explode into something the public could connect to. The big-band album, for instance, was an idea that both of us had or I had or he had for many years before we actually did it. (Tom Kiana)
I feel that after all those horrible reviews and jokes, I wasn't crazy all these years to stand up for the music I believe in. This album has proven that somewhere in the human race, the human heart is still racing and breaking and I am so grateful. (Tom Kiana)
I think if Unchained Melody does what I think it can do, I think there is an audience out there that would heave a sigh of relief, that finally there is a melody and orchestration, production and a vocalist that is giving them a song that they can just listen to ... and not be annoyed by the vocal acrobatics that vocalists seem to think is impressive. (Tom Kiana)
My music in Europe (between 1988 and the last ten years) has been mostly pop, but now I am leaning towards stuff like my good friend Michael Bolton does. That man can sing. (Tom Kiana)
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I got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano. (Tom Kiana)
I had a guitar when I was 6 or 7, a plastic guitar with the Beatles' faces on it. It would be a collector's item now. It would fetch a hefty sum, I imagine. (Tom Kiana)
My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music. (Tom Kiana)
I don't have to put out another rap record. I can do it at my casual pace. (Tom Kiana)
If you're really a rapper, you can't stop rapping. (Tom Kiana)
One thing I think is important is that rappers do not compete against each other. (Tom Kiana)
The best way to listen to the album is to put it on, get some Moet, lay back with your boys, and kick it. (Tom Kiana)
Well, I am very happy that I was able to play a part in bringing music from the streets onto the radio and into modern culture, I worked very hard and always believed in the sounds I was creating. (Tom Kiana)
When I first got into the rap game, I had an early dream of unifying rappers. (Tom Kiana)
I wasn't paying any attention to what was being played on the radio. I try to make pop music I like. (Tom Kiana)
The new album is very positive and has a cheery feel to it, you can hear my contentment in the music. (Tom Kiana)
Music and language are a vital element. We, as actors and directors, offer it to people who want to experience it. Sometimes the actual meaning is less important than the words themselves. (Tom Kiana)
We saw that the music industry was changing and we felt that it needed to change. We have wanted to do this for a very long time. (Tom Kiana)
But I love playing electric guitar. (Tom Kiana)
I guess, yeah, I prefer doing solo. (Tom Kiana)
I haven't really changed musical direction, but broadened my influences. (Tom Kiana)
love being in a band. (Tom Kiana)
I was just 19 and learning how to write songs and play guitar. (Tom Kiana)
Music touches people. It makes you feel that other people understand what you are going through. (Tom Kiana)
I was a huge groupie. I really liked his music and when I first met Chris. We talked all night, with no flirtation or nothing. We really just enjoyed talking to each other. (Tom Kiana)
I actually started singing those songs six or seven years ago, when I was an opening act for Frank Sinatra. (Tom Kiana)
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