"Because the guitar is a unique instrument, it draws connections to everything. So I recognize the privileged position I'm in to play an instrument that is as at home in David Lindley's hands as it is in the greatest Flamenco guitarist's hands... as it is in Joni Mitchell's." - Julian Lage
Kelly McCartney
Lauryn Hill once said, "As artists, we have an opportunity to help the public evolve, raise consciousness and awareness, teach, heal, enlighten, and inspire in ways the democratic process may not be able to touch. So we keep it moving." This week's Needle Drop Record absolutely did all of that.
Kelly McCartney
"Things are changing in the music world... When that kind of fear is gently floating around, it's really easy if someone's like 'Hey, let's intentionally write a banger that's gonna get us to the next level.' Thankfully nobody operates that way in this band." - Zach Williams
Kelly McCartney
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Stevie Nicks once said, "I'm gonna spend my life writing poems and turning them into music that'll affect people, touch their hearts. I'm going to write the songs that people can't write for themselves." This week's Needle Drop artist definitely writes songs that people can't write for themselves.
Kelly McCartney
"I feel like it's where I can feel absolutely the most free that I ever feel in my life. Being fully present and in the moment is when I'm on stage... The part of me that is locked away, she comes out and she takes it in a direction that is completely different." - Liz Cooper
Kelly McCartney
