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I wrote five issues of that and got the sack. Actually, they paid me for eight, but they changed their minds about the direction and threw three issues out the window. Eddie Campbell
Me Three Changed Minds Out Window About Threw Direction Sack Wrote Got Issues Five Eight Paid Actually
There are a couple of things in there if we're constraining this discussion to horror here. Eddie Campbell
Horror Couple Discussion Things Here
The Evangelical party in the Church of Scotland will lay all flat if they be not prevented. Edward Irving
Church Will Party Lay Scotland Flat Evangelical
I just discovered when I was, oh, 12 or 13, that I was very interested in language - and this showed itself as poetry. There was no looking back. Edwin Morgan
Language Looking Looking Back Back Poetry Discovered Itself Very Oh Just Interested
Translated poetry filled the no-man's-land between my own work and other writers', and I found this fascinating to explore. Edwin Morgan
Work Own Other My Own Poetry Writers Between Translated Explore Fascinating Filled Found
People always say that Glasgow has had umpteen social problems but keeps finding ways of getting over its difficulties and transforming itself. Maybe, belonging to the city I'm able to renew myself too, and keep extending out into some new area. Edwin Morgan
Myself People Problems Difficulties Too Say Ways Out City Finding Able Some Area Had Glasgow Over New Renew Always Itself Getting Maybe Transforming Social Social Problems Keep Keeps Extending Belonging
I feel like 'Next To Me' is a great introduction because it's a simple song that has a simple message for me. I wanted to introduce something that lyrically I'm proud of and introduces me both as an artist and as a writer. Emeli Sande
Great Me Song Simple Lyrically Introduce Introduction Something Both Writer Feel Like Message Because Proud Artist Wanted Next
I'm not too bothered about what category my music goes in and there's no point in limiting in who you can reach, but I want it to be respected. Emeli Sande
Music You Too Respected About No Point Point Bothered Category Reach Limiting Goes Want Who
I wanted to make an album that melodically people can connect to; something that reflects our times and the kinds of difficulties we face. Emeli Sande
People Face Difficulties Our Kinds Something Make Reflects Times Wanted Connect Album
We started very slow in America. It was small acoustic shows. We played places like Los Angeles, New York and Chicago and everywhere there has been a great reaction. It has been really lovely. They listen to the lyrics and the melody over there and the reaction has been fantastic. Emeli Sande
Great Slow Lyrics Everywhere Melody Has-Been Angeles Small Over New Like Reaction Los Los Angeles Been Chicago Very America York Listen New York Lovely Places Acoustic Fantastic Really Shows Played Started
I was finding it very difficult to find a label that understood what I wanted to do and really believed that people wanted to hear something honest and a little bit different. So, I did feel a bit like a clown. You're knocking on everyone's door trying to get them to believe what you're doing. Emeli Sande
You People Clown Believe Difficult Everyone Bit Find Finding Something Feel Knocking Like Understood Doing Hear Label Very Get Trying Did Different Door Wanted Little Little Bit Them Really Believed Honest
Just thinking of all the things I'd done getting there and everything I've sacrificed to do so. But what's happening now makes it worth it. Emeli Sande
Worth Thinking Everything Worth It Sacrificed Makes Done Getting Just Happening Now Things
It's more enjoyable when I'm disguised in some way; stepping into someone else's shoes is part of the reason why I became an actor. Emun Elliott
Shoes Else Way Some Someone More Part Stepping Became Disguised Reason Actor Why Enjoyable
I've played the violin since I was seven but stopped because there was a stage when it became 'uncool'. I was listening to Nirvana and wanted to play the guitar, so I ditched the violin. Emun Elliott
Guitar Listening Stage Seven Nirvana Since Became Because Stopped Wanted Play Played Violin
I had a Spider-man costume when I was about three, and I lost the mask. So I went to the underwear drawer and put a pair of red pants on my head. My dad came home and just laughed, and I ran into my room and burst into tears. Emun Elliott
Home Tears Three Mask Lost Ran Pants Drawer Laughed Spider-Man About Costume Had Put Head Red Came Underwear Just Burst Room Pair Dad
I'd like to enter in and out of that big budget world, rather than staying in it. It's not the case that the bigger the film, the better it is. Emun Elliott
World Better Big Enter Out Staying Case Rather Budget Like Big Budget Than Bigger Film
Drama made me happy. Being on stage made me feel alive. But I did what a lot of people do, and that's follow this path of leaving school and going to university. It was only at university that I realised the only thing that would make me a satisfied man was to do what I loved. Emun Elliott
Me Man Happy People School Path Made Stage Satisfied Drama Alive Would Follow Only Feel Make Leaving Lot Did Going Being The Only Thing Loved Realised Thing University
Music is about communication... it isn't just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it's something far, far deeper than that. Evelyn Glennie
Music Good Communication About Something Physically Sounds Than Maybe Just Just Something Interesting Far Deeper
I like the sparkle of the vibraphone. Evelyn Glennie
Like Sparkle
I just assumed the world was full of solo percussionists. I couldn't find sticks or music or anything where I was, but that was expected because there was nothing there anyway. And I think that was possibly the greatest asset for me, just not knowing. Evelyn Glennie
Music Me World Not Knowing Nothing Think Assumed Solo Possibly Find Knowing Because Sticks Greatest Greatest Asset Expected Just Where Anything Anyway Full Asset
I hope the seeds I have sown will be taken up by those who will follow me because the journey I have begun cannot be undertaken in isolation. Evelyn Glennie
Hope Journey Me Will Isolation Those Follow Seeds Taken Because Undertaken Up Begun Sown Cannot Who
I am really quite fascinated by echo-locating bats and dolphins and have always wondered how sound affects the unconscious brain. Evelyn Glennie
Bats Unconscious Always How Sound Am Brain Dolphins Affects Wondered Quite Really Fascinated
If we see someone in a wheelchair, we assume they cannot walk. It may be that they can walk three, four, five steps. That, to them, means they can walk. Evelyn Glennie
Walk Three Assume See Someone Steps Five May Wheelchair Cannot Them Means Four
Anything you strike, anything you shake or rattle, or just anything that can be picked up, and you can create a sound. Evelyn Glennie
You Strike Shake Rattle Picked Sound Up Just Anything Create
I suppose I don't hear things, but I listen, if you know what I mean. And there is a big difference between hearing and listening. So it's like a conversation, you know. When you speak to someone, it's one on one, and that's exactly how I play. Evelyn Glennie
You Conversation Speak Listening Big Exactly One-On-One Someone Between Suppose Like Know How Big Difference Hear Hearing Listen Difference Mean Play Things
Before my teen years, I was losing my hearing pretty quickly, and I was getting very, very angry. I was beginning to become an angry person because of that. Evelyn Glennie
Angry Losing Become Before Beginning Teen Teen Years Pretty Angry Person Because Years Hearing Very Quickly Person Getting
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