Word: musicianse
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PIL's members got their musical experience working with some of the most famous performers in the rock world. While the best known member is frontman John "Johnny Rotten" Lydon, former singer for the legendary Sex Pistols, fellow musicians Allan Dias (bass), John McGeoch (guitar) and Mike Joyce (drums) have...
He adds that when journalists are prepared to ask questions about the band's past, the musicians will be ready to answer them. "If there is any separation [between the band members], it's certainly not the band that is creating it, and it's certainly not John [Lydon]," he...
McGeoch says that he "maybe writes 50 or 60 sketches" and usually thinks that "maybe ten of those...are good enough to play for the guys." Once they are played to the band, the musicians will pick out two or three for continued work.
"We don't have the figures for poets, actors, musicians, and scientists," says Heimert. "It's as though that external characterization--African-American, Hispanic, Native American--is what's important."
Classical music is simply not as homogeneous as its name implies. That is why you can like Stravinsky and hate Handel, or the other way around. It is why two musicians can perform the same piece in two totally different ways. Despite its rigid appearance, the world of classical music...