#tish

In 1973 we moved to the British Isle of Man, and I put my first band together for one year, named Melody Fair. ↗

— Andy Gibb

#british #fair #first #i #isle

If people don't like Marxism, they should blame the British Museum. ↗

— Mikhail Gorbachev

#british #british museum #like #marxism #museum

Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#apart #basically #followed #i #influenced

My favorite instrument is the snare drum. In Scotland, the snare drum is very prominent in Highland bands. The Scottish style of playing is in my blood. It's a very powerful instrument, but it can also be soothing, like velvet. It's a real challenge for composers. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#bands #blood #challenge #composers #drum

Born Berlin 1931, Germany, father a British diplomat, mother an American artist. Educated at various schools all over the world. 1958 Settled down to live in London. 1966 Became interested in photography through photographing my young children. No formal training. ↗

— Fay Godwin

#artist #became #berlin #born #british

I feel more Scottish than Norman. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

#i #i feel #more #norman #scottish

If you spend any time in Washington you'll find nerds. What happens is most of them sublimate their fixations with comics, or baseball cards, or 1960s British comedies to policy minutiae and political arcana. But, like Christians in ancient Rome, you can still spot them if you know the signals. ↗

— Jonah Goldberg

#ancient rome #any #baseball #british #cards

My Mother is Swedish and my Father is Scottish, he played for Charlton in the 1960's and was in the Army, he captained the British forces team. We then moved to S.A. because a lot of players did that at the time. ↗

— Richard Gough

#because #british #captained #charlton #did

Be blind. Be stupid. Be British. Be careful. ↗

— Virginia Graham

#blind #british #careful #stupid

And I grew up watching all the British ones so when you hear that from an early age, it makes it much easier than you guys who don't grow up with Australian television or British television. ↗

— Rachel Griffiths

#australian #british #early #early age #easier