*kopfschüttel* Es ist einfach zu idiotisch. Was dieser ganze sinnlose Scheiß schon Leben gekostet hat. Und wieviele tolle Musiker darunter waren... heutzutage muß man bei einem toten Rapper schon fast automatisch hinzufügen, daß er nicht erschossen wurde.
We don't believe in anything we dont stand for nothing. We got no "V" for victory cause we know things are tougher.
(Iggy Pop/James Williamson: "Beyond The Law")
---------------------------------------------------------------- From the river to shut the fuck up.
Zitat von tenno im Beitrag #267hat eigentlich schon jemand bemerkt, dass nikolaus harnoncourt gestorben ist? ein ganz großer! :( r.i.p.!
Bermerkt habe ich es, hier geschrieben noch nicht. Seine Verdienste um die Historische Aufführungspraxis kann man gar nicht hoch genug einschätzen, und ohne die wären mir große Teile der Alten Musik wohl fremd geblieben. R.I.P.
I’m so sad to hear the news of the passing of dear George Martin. I have so many wonderful memories of this great man that will be with me forever. He was a true gentleman and like a second father to me. He guided the career of The Beatles with such skill and good humour that he became a true friend to me and my family. If anyone earned the title of the fifth Beatle it was George. From the day that he gave The Beatles our first recording contract, to the last time I saw him, he was the most generous, intelligent and musical person I’ve ever had the pleasure to know.
It’s hard to choose favourite memories of my time with George, there are so many but one that comes to mind was the time I brought the song 'Yesterday’ to a recording session and the guys in the band suggested that I sang it solo and accompany myself on guitar. After I had done this George Martin said to me, "Paul I have an idea of putting a string quartet on the record". I said, “Oh no George, we are a rock and roll band and I don’t think it’s a good idea”. With the gentle bedside manner of a great producer he said to me, "Let us try it and if it doesn’t work we won’t use it and we’ll go with your solo version". I agreed to this and went round to his house the next day to work on the arrangement.
He took my chords that I showed him and spread the notes out across the piano, putting the cello in the low octave and the first violin in a high octave and gave me my first lesson in how strings were voiced for a quartet. When we recorded the string quartet at Abbey Road, it was so thrilling to know his idea was so correct that I went round telling people about it for weeks. His idea obviously worked because the song subsequently became one of the most recorded songs ever with versions by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye and thousands more.
This is just one of the many memories I have of George who went on to help me with arrangements on 'Eleanor Rigby', 'Live and Let Die' and many other songs of mine.
I am proud to have known such a fine gentleman with such a keen sense of humour, who had the ability to poke fun at himself. Even when he was Knighted by the Queen there was never the slightest trace of snobbery about him.
My family and I, to whom he was a dear friend, will miss him greatly and send our love to his wife Judy and their kids Giles and Lucy, and the grandkids.
The world has lost a truly great man who left an indelible mark on my soul and the history of British music.
God bless you George and all who sail in you!
Paul
“Troubled times, kids, we got no time for comedy.” (Phife Dawg)
http://www.last.fm/de/user/DerWaechter ehemaliger Influencer * Downtown * Radebrecht * "Die einzige Bevölkerungsgruppe, die man risikolos beleidigen kann, sind die Dummen. Da fühlt sich nie einer angegriffen." (Ronja von Rönne) “The sex and drugs have gone and now it’s just the rock ‘n’ roll” (Shaun Ryder)
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