During an interview when Adele was asked about her weight and figure, she replied “I don’t make music for eyes. I make music for ears”.
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Jimi Hendrix played for Englebert Humperdinck when his regular guitarist failed to show, Hendrix had to play behind a curtain and Humperdinck says it was like having 3 guitarists behind him.
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Macklemore and his hit “Thrift Shop” was the first time since 1994 that a song reached number 1 on the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label.
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The drummer for the rock group Def Leppard only has one arm.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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The Beatles wrote into their contracts for American concerts that they would not play in front of segregated audiences.
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