The Great Guitar Escape is built around world-class seminars, concerts and jam sessions. It’s a chance to learn and be inspired by some truly amazing musicians. And it’s just a great way for everyone to hang out together in a beautiful place.
Pets are supposedly a great way to meet people.
I remember writing ‘5 Dollars’ out of intense listening sessions of Bruce Springsteen. I don’t know if it’s obvious, but I was obsessed with how limpid Bruce Springsteen’s melodies are: It’s such a great way to do storytelling and to still be melodic and catchy.
Open mics are a great way to rework your material to see what punchlines land best.
As far as I was concerned the important thing was that the music was getting the attention as well as me so it was always a great way to get more of the public to connect with classical music, and opera particularly.
I love making YouTube videos. I love Tumblr, I love Twitter. I love talking with people I find interesting about stuff I find interesting, and the Internet is a great way to do that.
For me, writing essays, prose and fiction is a great way to be self-indulgent.
Seeing ‘Pretty Little Liars’ fans adapt and create their own stories is both exciting and flattering, and I think what Amazon Publishing is offering through Kindle Worlds is a great way to reward their ingenuity.
I think origin stories are a great way to get people reinvested in a story. I mean, we originally accepted ‘Star Trek’ without knowing anything about Kirk or Spock. All we needed to know was that it took place in the future.
But when I started playing in bands, everyone would just have a couple beers at rehearsal, at the shows, or whatever, and alcohol is a great equalizer. It’s a great way to make friends and interact with people.
What came up at age 49 is I realized that of all the things I’m interested in, the thing I’m most interested in is figuring out what makes people tick, why people think the way they do, why they act the way they do. And I realized that music is such a great way to investigate why people do what they do.
I remember, after graduating high school, I got a part in a play with the Washington Shakespeare Festival – a little part. But I remember thinking this would be a great way of making a living… to be an actor. I never really thought I’d make a lot of money at it.
Things you learn through the arts are used every day in life. It’s a great way to express yourself and get out anxieties throughout the day.
My kids are really good with social media; that’s really an important dynamic in our relationship with our audience, and it’s a great way to connect.
I think human beings thrive on communication, and pubs and restaurants are a great way of communicating, a great way of enjoying each other.
I’ve always loved fantasy. I think it’s a great way to look at issues that we have in our own lives with a little bit of the pressure off, you know.
There is no doubt that as an economy grows in a great way like India has, that you have to step back and change your tax systems, because you start to get more disparities of wealth.
When I was 6, my mother put me on a picnic table in front of the whole family and told me to do my James Brown impression. I realized it was a great way of getting attention.
Fake eyelashes are a great way to step up your look to the next level.
I always stretch after working out or training and then again before going to sleep. It keeps the muscles healthy and useful, reduces risk of injuries, and is a great way to wind down.
I think the great thing about social media is it gives people access to you on a totally personal level that they didn’t have before, so it’s really important, and it’s a great way to get people involved and excited about what you’re doing.
Attending Seattle Central was an awesome experience – it taught me a lot about discipline in a great way.
Even though my songs may sound very personal, to me most of them are fiction. It is a great way for me to be able to live a fantasy life as a writer because I get to be someone else, someplace else for three and a half minutes, just like the listener.
I get Twitter, and think it’s a great way to keep it in touch, but I don’t do it a lot. I hate reading when people tweet about what you’re eating or who they are out with, but it’s a nice way to keep in touch with people.
Wandering the book fair at AWP is a great way to get acquainted with a wide sampling of the diverse journals that are out there and the wide sampling of people who produce them.
I like to meditate. It’s a great way to start the day!
I try to read for pleasure whenever I can – it’s a great way just to shut it off for a while so your brain doesn’t get fried.
The idea that there could be other universes out there is really one that stretches the mind in a great way.
When I’m working, I need to be pretty disciplined, but I do like to enjoy my food. I like to keep it fresh and wholesome. Preparing your own food can be a great way to unwind.
Being on Ozzfest has been a great way for us to break out and show metal fans that we have a heavy side.
I watch TV on my TV pretty exclusively. However, when I’m on that long flight between Los Angeles and New York, a great way to pass that time is to download movies on iTunes and watch them on my laptop.
Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a great way to do that.
I really like streaming services. It’s a great way for people to find your music.
I am making use of social media as a marketing tool. It’s a great way to market yourself and your projects. It’s a free marketing tool.
My dad provided me with a great way of life, and he was very charitable man.
My memoir is a story of family and childhood, and everyone has had one of those. Mine is not the definitive version of childhood, but it’s a great way to start a conversation.
By the time I finished comedy, I was really burnt out of it. I had had enough. I don’t really have a strong desire to prove myself in that area, or to go back to it in any great way.
Being part of ‘Natural Nylon’ is a great way to have an influence on the films that get out there. I love films and it gives me an input.
I think if you spend much time dwelling on influence you can get self-conscious about every line you write. That’s a great way to freeze up.
I studied music at school and played the recorder. Later in life music was a great way of supplementing my income because I was paid really badly as a young chef. Luckily an old friend – we did music at school together – and I formed a duo, The Calypso Beat, which later became the Calypso Twins.
I enjoy what Twitter is because I can really connect with the fans and it’s a great way to share information with them and it’s also a great way to entertain. I like being able to put a smile on people’s faces and letting them know what I’m doing.
I love the humor of ‘Monty Python.’ I always remember being so impressed by how violent ‘Monty Python’ are, actually, when you look at what they do. Terry Gilliam has a great way of kind of proposing violence.
I snap with my mom. It was a great way for me to see my dog when I was in college. We send selfies, too.
Wherever I travel, I always head for a drink at the hotel bar as soon as I arrive. Not only is it a great way to relax, but it’s a fantastic way to feel the pulse of a city.
I love music, especially classical like Verdi; it’s a great way to relax.
I definitely think for up and coming filmmakers, people graduating from film school, people that want to do their own movies, horror movies are a great way to go.
Packing lunches and going over menus is a great way to make small changes in the way your kids eat.
Soap operas are such a great way to break-in to the industry. The diminishing landscape of daytime TV means it’s going to be harder for young talent to get discovered.
My family and I cook at home almost every day together. The kitchen is the central and most important room in the house; it’s a great way for us to connect. We love going to the farmer’s market on Sundays as a family and choosing the ingredients together.
I love the make-up trailer. It’s a great way to start the day, drinking coffee and singing along to Elvis with the make-up artists. They work wonders on a very sleepy face.
I’ve had people ask me to come and work for them. I went to Vienna and did three scenes in a movie for a guy that I met at a retrospective of Cassavetes films. It’s a great way to travel, to meet people, to see different countries and cultures.
I’m taking dance lessons and getting stuck in. It’s a great way of keeping fit, and it’s obviously a big part of Bollywood movies, so I need to learn.
I’m really careful about not slamming my politics home in my shows, but I don’t try to hide, either. The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don’t preach from the stage. I try to stay positive on solutions.
I get tired when I keep shorting my sleep, but I always make it to the gym. In our house, we live by this: ‘Never quit, never cancel, never be late.’ We’ve found it’s a great way to live.
I think the people of Great Britain have embraced me in a great way and I feel honoured and looking forward to winning the title in England for them.
Circuit training is a great way to go. Keeping the reps high and the weight low, you’ll tone your muscles without bulking up.
