Not a figure carved in stone but a tall man, of flesh and blood, whose suffering had made him not vengeful but still more human - even toward the people who had created the prison that was apartheid.
Nadine Gordimer
Books don't need batteries. #NadineGordimer
Nadine Gordimer on Nelson Mandela
He is at the epicentre of our time, ours in South Africa, and yours, wherever you are.
The Log in Your Eye
#Matt7:1-5 We need to be as critical of ourselves as we often are of others & as generous to others as we always are to ourselves #JohnStott
Aregentian Blues
Are there any #Argentinian #BluesGuitarists out there?
Who's Henry Sloan ?
#HenrySloan taught #CharleyPatton guitar, who then influenced #RobertJohnson
Coffee
It's inhumane 4 people with a medical need 4 coffee 2 be forced 2 wait in line behind those who view it as a recreational activity#DaveBerry
Charley Patton
#BobDylan is reported to have said “If I made records for my own pleasure, I would only record Charley Patton songs.”
Willie Brown
He was once listed as the emergency contact on a Robert Johnson employment record.
Willie Brown
(August 6, 1900 – December 30, 1952)
Willie Brown was one of the most talented, gifted, underrated, amazing, spectacular delta blues musicians to ever live. His impact on the blues, rock and roll, and all other forms of music is highly underrated.
Joel Houston "Making an album"
#JoelHouston
The three processes of making an album:
1) Creative
2) Logistical
3) Spiritual
Carl Lentz
Psalm 23:4
We walk through valleys we don't stay in them
Steve Furtick
Joshua and the Israelites marched around Jericho seven times not six, if you don't see the realisation of your God given vision, KEEP GOING, you could be on lap number six and Gods blessing could be after the next lap. So DONT STOP ON SIX. Live everyday as if you are on lap number SIX
Joel Houston
The lyrics for "Oceans" we're only written ten minutes before the recording session: Joel Houston
Steve Furtick
Joshua 6:5-14 Don't stop on six
Peter Green
According to John Paul Jones, who penned Led Zeppelin’s immortal “Black Dog” riff, the song was intentionally modeled after Peter Green’s “Oh Well.”
Love
@nickygumbel: Love is more than a feeling. It is about choosing to treat people the way you would want to be treated.
Love
@nickygumbel: Love is more than a feeling. It is about choosing to treat people the way you would want to be treated.
Sting
An uncle of mine emigrated to Canada and couldn't take his guitar with him. When I found it in the attic, I'd found a friend for life.
Phil Keaggy
I asked my dad for a set of drums for my tenth birthday but he came home with a Sears Silvertone guitar...I had wanted a set of drums, but my folks couldn't afford them, so I got the guitar.