#pia

Funyuns make you fart," Caspian said, and I exploded in laughter. "What's so funny?" Ben asked. I tried to stop laughing, but Caspian was leaning forward now, his face stck right in between us. "Funyuns give you bad breath, too. Not very attractive to the ladies." He paused. "ON second thought... enjoy your Funyuns, Ben!" I had to bite the side of my cheek to keep from giggling. The fact that Ben had no clue what was going on made it even harder to stop. ↗

— Jessica Verday

#ben #caspian #funny #funyuns #funny

I've never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in the back room, never been able to. I've always played with other musicians. It's how I play, there's no joy for me in playing on my own, bashing away. I need a bass, a piano, guitar, whatever, and then I can play. ↗

— Ringo Starr

#always #away #back #bass #been

You hear the same work by different orchestras, different conductors, violinists, pianists, singers, and slowly, the work reveals itself and begins to live deeper in you. ↗

— David Ogden Stiers

#conductors #deeper #different #hear #itself

I was always very leery of my piano playing. As a young kid, I wanted to be a jazz musician, but my taste was far greater than my ability. ↗

— Mike Stoller

#always #far #greater #i #jazz

Film music should have the same relationship to the film drama that somebody's piano playing in my living room has on the book I am reading. ↗

— Igor Stravinsky

#book #drama #film #film music #i

My grandmother played the piano, and I used to toddle over there and pick out little things that sounded good to me. ↗

— Billy Strayhorn

#grandmother #i #little #little things #me

I'm Liberace without a piano. ↗