Jim Messina
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I've signed with no label. CHRISTINA GRIMMIE I don't particularly enjoy standing alone and recording my own voice or my own stuff. It's s... SONDRE LERCHE SIMON KUZNETS SHAWN MENDES LUIGI BARZINI Finally, the governor's behind it. He was the only one who hadn't signed on. DON BOWEN I started recording because I was always complaining about the records that I was getting of my song... RANDY NEWMAN I started recording because I was always complaining about the records that I was getting of my song... RANDY NEWMAN We were playing with an edge and confidence that I hadn't seen at Columbia. BOB SHOOP UNKNOWN I was going for personal records. I was most pleased with the bench press. It was from 275 pounds tw... GERMAN PEREZ When I signed here, all I ever heard was I was overpaid, that I was an underachiever, CORNELIUS GRIFFIN HARVEY PEKAR I was like, 'What, we signed a free agent?' ... It's big. I think the owner (Jim Irsay) really sees ... DWIGHT FREENEY I was like, 'What, we signed a free agent?' ... It's big. I think the owner (Jim Irsay) really sees... DWIGHT FREENEY RAND BEERS CHUCK D DAVID GUTERSON TOBY KEITH I vicariously lived the life of an independent producer from the time I was 4 years old. SAMUEL GOLDWYN, JR. I myself spent hours in the Columbia library as intimidated and embarrassed as a famished gourmet in... LUIGI BARZINE I spent a special part of my life (in Macon), ... It was my early 20s. It was the '70s. We'd signed ... JACK HALL VINCE GILL [Jon's been in the lab with Too Short as well.] Short is like 'Uncle Short,' ... Short was the first... LIL JON He became the first member of a major pop group to win creative control of the records, ... He was t... DAVID LEAF TREY ANASTASIO I was packing to go to Columbia University, and they told me that weekend that I got the 'Pitch ... BEN PLATT It felt scary because there was no auditioning, no rehearsing. BARRY SONNENFELD BECK AVRIL LAVIGNE The observer mission has termed the elections free and fair. Party representatives were present in, ... ALAN DOSS SAMUEL GOLDWYN When I was 15, I wore combat boots with a fluorescent Columbia ski jacket. I was trying to find myse... ERIC WAREHEIM My father never signed another contract with Miller. But Miller had a return receipt that was suppos... WILLIAM GAMBLER BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN A lot of people felt I was getting work because I was Boy George. My response at the time was that t... BOY GEORGE I went to film school at Columbia and did that for a couple years, and really thought I was going to... SCOTT ADSIT I was born technically in D.C., and then my family moved to the Columbia area when I was in elementa... GALLANT PETE SEEGER The fishing is only going to get better at these and many other Columbia Basin lakes. JEFF KORTH I start songs all the time. If I weren't so lazy, I would finish them. It's like when I have a deadl... BEN FOLDS I went to New York City to Columbia University, and with the first directing exercise, I knew I was ... PATRICIA RIGGEN I signed a baby's head one time, which I thought was an odd situation. I had a guy show me a tat... ERIC CHURCH His father had taught him to never be taken advantage of or be disrespected, ... Songwriting and pub... PETER GURALNICK I have loved working at Disney, both as an executive and a producer, for the past seven years, but f... JOE ROTH We'll notify everyone who was signed up. BOB JEFFREY I learned so much about recording and about singing on records from Ken Nelson. WANDA JACKSON I inherited this collection of vinyl records, which at that time numbered 6,000, and I've since ... FRIDA GIANNINI EMINEM COLM TOIBIN It was never in dispute that I was an Olympic competitor. I just wanted it in the records. ANNE ABERNATHY Some actors signed three-film deals but the money was so crap I was insulted so just signed for one.... ZOE WANAMAKER I starred in a Broadway play that was Sidney Poitier's first directing job and the cast was Lou ... DAVID STEINBERG When I signed a contract, I was here to play 162 games. EDDIE MURRAY I went to film school at Columbia and did that for a couple years and really thought I was going to ... SCOTT ADSIT In the '80s, bands could just hop on the bus and travel for a few weeks; it was profitable. Now, eve... BRIAN RITCHIE From then on in, me and Sonny started makin' records. My first records, Sonny was backin' me up. Son... BROWNIE MCGHEE HANNAH KENT There was finally an act of Congress signed by President Clinton with no opposition. Not a single co... BRUCE BATT VINCE GILL GARTH BROOKS RUTH BADER GINSBURG MARC MARON I thought Columbia made shots and we didn't. Columbia knocked down some big shots. That's what good ... LYNN BURKEY He had a mask on. It was a little freaky at first, but I got over it. I shook his hand. He seemed no... JAKE SCHKUD JESSE MCCARTNEY It was signed by like 110 little signatures. Who can ignore that? LONE STAR TORI AMOS IOAN GRUFFUDD Even by the time I was four or five, I had Gene Autry records. ROBERT QUINE I know I was more nervous about Jake's matches in Columbia than I ever was about my own. And, I know... BRANDON LOCOCO Harlem was an exciting place in the '50s. There were nightclubs that, as a student of Columbia, ... DAVID LEVERING LEWIS In mid-career, I was at one and the same time the rabbi of a major congregation, writing books, and ... ARTHUR HERTZBERG WILL ROGERS EMILIE AUTUMN It is never too early or too late for a producer to consider putting together a good set of records ... GORDON CARRIKER ART GARFUNKEL The entry of Lifetime Fitness has been good for Columbia in that it was the incentive for CA to make... ROB GOLDMAN I've been around for such a long time. My first hit record was over 20 years ago and the people ... BONNIE TYLER Eight months later, having left Columbia, I was studying physics in a summer program and working in ... SIDNEY ALTMAN And that was what I was asking to happen and I was told that the indictment would be signed, but I w... TONY GREIG In 1986, I was asked by the then-Dean of Science at the University of British Columbia, Dr. R.C. Mil... MICHAEL SMITH It wasn't until a few weeks after that license was signed that suddenly everyone realized that an aw... DAVID REDDEN What Jessica and everyone else did at GMC race was one of the biggest highlights for me as a coach. ... DAN CONE We're going to attempt to get as many people as we can signed to extensions and hopefully get our dr... BILL COWHER When I have to make records for people and records for myself, it's two different approaches. WYCLEF JEAN TOBY KEITH
More Jim Messina
I asked Kenny to sit in. Richie Furay, Rusty Young and Paul Cotton (from Poco) were there, too. JIM MESSINA It is a lot cheaper to spend eight hours in a rehearsal hall than in a recording studio. JIM MESSINA I would love to close my eyes and see myself with my girlfriend when we're 99 years old and I ha... CHRIS MESSINA I love 'Boardwalk Empire.' I really love that world. I love that style. I love all the actor... CHRIS MESSINA It's important that there doesn't appear to be preconceived perceptions of what the outcome will be.... ANDREA MESSINA I just love this plan. It's just so warm and welcoming. ANDREA MESSINA I can't think of anything I would rather spend my time on. I really believe my job as a School Board... ANDREA MESSINA My first meeting is March 6 in Washington, D.C., where I will find out who the other commissioners a... ANDREA MESSINA I would have expected and hoped there would be more public participation. ANDREA MESSINA Look at what your idea of success would be. The more that you take in external motivators, the more ... CHRIS MESSINA The rain probably dampened the spirits of those that decided not to come. But the people who were he... CHRIS MESSINA Henry and Pam were under the impression that if you spent less than $250, you didn't need to file a ... JOHN MESSINA What's monotonous about being an actor and often makes me want to throw in the towel or drive a ... CHRIS MESSINA The rules are ambiguous and you can't call up (Voters Services) and get an opinion, ... In 1999 that... JOHN MESSINA As corny as it sounds, I'm often pinching myself going, 'What great opportunities and great ... CHRIS MESSINA Costs have gone down. This makes it more reflective of what's going on in the market. CYNTHIA MESSINA Customers could see the initial adjustment take place (as early as) May 1. CYNTHIA MESSINA They review (our financial reports). That's something they do, and that's really it. CYNTHIA MESSINA Childhood friends are continuity, uninterrupted connections between selves, and you hold on them. Yo... LYNN MESSINA But life is not like that. You are not an airline. You can't remove a single olive from every salad ... LYNN MESSINA We got two great pitching performances today. They're usually going to put the ball in play against ... LESLIE MESSINA We did not swing the bat well. We've got to make better decisions at the plate. We've got to find a ... LESLIE MESSINA Claire has had real good control lately; she's only given up only one walk in her last several games... LESLIE MESSINA Our pitchers had a bad day today, especially in the second game. We made some mistakes and they hit ... LESLIE MESSINA We're proud to report that we have a 96 percent success rate for those placed into housing. KAREN MESSINA Our objective is to move our residents into permanent housing as soon as possible. Although our prog... KAREN MESSINA Our mission is to provide them with transitional housing, support and services. Since day one, we ha... KAREN MESSINA Voting yourself a nice pay raise is not the reason you were sent to Harrisburg. MARILYN MESSINA There's a lot of alumni who graduated from Woodland Hills who are very concerned and want to do some... MARILYN MESSINA There are a lot of people who would be interested in this district, but we have to market it. We hav... MARILYN MESSINA JIM MORRISON JIM ROHN JIM MORRISON JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM DAVIS JIM RAMSTAD I wanted to make an Indian character who wasn't either a) the savage that must be eliminated, th... 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JIM GARRISON I'm not in the business of harassing anybody. JIM GARRISON It's rather naive, apart from being ethically objectionable, to assume that our investigators tr... JIM GARRISON My office has been one of the most scrupulous in the country with regard to the protection of indivi... JIM GARRISON It is important to know who killed Jack Kennedy and why. JIM GARRISON Until as recently as November of 1966, I had complete faith in the Warren Report. Of course, my fait... JIM GARRISON It has been my policy not to respond to each of the many canards which have been part of the campaig... JIM GARRISON It would certainly be interesting to know what the CIA knew about Oswald six weeks before the assass... JIM GARRISON I'm convinced from what I know of Vernon Bundy that his testimony was truthful. JIM GARRISON I'm afraid, based on my own experience, that fascism will come to America in the name of nationa... JIM GARRISON I ran for Congress in 1996 to help Ted Kennedy pass a comprehensive health insurance reform bill. JIM MCGOVERN I thought Iraq was the wrong war at the wrong time and have been fighting to get the Administration ... JIM MCGOVERN In 2005, I was the first member of Congress to introduce legislation calling for an immediate withdr... JIM MCGOVERN A large majority of Americans believe that corporations exert too much influence on our daily lives ... JIM MCGOVERN Corporations are created by the people, acting through their governments. We grant them corporate ch... JIM MCGOVERN JIM CARREY JIM BROWN My whole comic persona is that of a guy who explores the id: I romanticize gluttony, I romanticize l... JIM GAFFIGAN JIM CARREY JIM MORRISON JIM ROHN I suspect that most people in the world will travel through or at least wish to travel through Miami... JIM DRAIN JIM RAMSTAD I go out and take oysters, clams and mussels every 2 weeks or so during late fall, winter and early ... JIM HIMES JIM ROHN JIM CRACE JIM MORRISON Tens of thousands of brave Americans died to break the chains of British tyranny so that the princip... JIM GERLACH JIM HARRISON JIM WEBB JIM BROWN JIM COOPER JIM ROHN JIM BROWN JIM BROWN JIM LOEHR Yet only the atrocities of the conquered are referred to as criminal acts; those of the conqueror ar... JIM FERGUS I looked at her, with her hair spilled out on the pillows and the warmth of her body warming mine. A... JIM THOMPSON British actors come at acting from a slightly different angle. Because a lot of the films are cast o... JIM STURGESS With new jobs, new ideas, and growing confidence that our brightest days lie ahead, Wisconsin is on ... JIM DOYLE I like reflecting the culture I understand best, spotting the idiosyncrasies of British people and r... JIM BROADBENT During school, I'd advertise cars in the University of British Columbia newspaper. JIM PATTISON JIM LEE JIM COSTA JIM ROGERS Long gone are the days when hospital stays and surgeries made up the bulk of seniors' annual med... JIM GERLACH JIM RYUN JIM CARREY JIM BUTCHER There's enormous progressive activism and, more often than not, success at the grassroots level ... JIM HIGHTOWER What created democracy was Thomas Paine and Shays' Rebellion, the suffragists and the abolitioni... JIM HIGHTOWER JIM RAMSTAD JIM LEHRER JIM CARREY JIM LEHRER JIM HARRISON JIM BACKUS JIM FOWLER JIM ROHN JIM ROHN JIM ROHN JIM ROHN In fact, the Iraqi foreign minister admitted in March 2003 that Iraqi funds were sent to families of... JIM GERLACH JIM BISHOP JIM BROWN JIM MORRISON A loving family provides the foundation children need to succeed, and strong families with a man and... JIM BUNNING errand is getting a tank of gas or picking up a carton of milk or something. It is not<... JIM BUTCHER We started Vector with the goal of creating a development platform that would foster and bolster the... JIM CANTRELL When people look and decide they have nothing in common with me - I'm 43, balding, blond, whatev... JIM GAFFIGAN JIM CRACE Come on, Come on, and there'll be no turning back. You were only killing time and it can kill you ri... JIM STEINMAN JIM RYUN JIM ROHN JIM ROHN JIM ROHN JIM ROHN JIM ROHN JIM ROHN JIM ROHN JIM ROHN JIM ROHN As a kid, I just loved cartoons. And as the credits went by, I'd study those names and then try ... JIM CUMMINGS A lot of poets too live on the margins of social acceptance, they certainly aren't in it for the... JIM JARMUSCH JIM ROHN JIM ROHN JIM ROHN Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before. JIM MANZI JIM HENSON JIM MORRISON JIM BUTCHER JIM MORRISON JIM HENSON JIM BUTCHER JIM MORRISON JIM MORRISON JIM BUTCHER JIM HENSON
I was signed to a record label at the same time as my friend Elliot Murphy, who makes great records ... 
I was signed to A&M, I was signed to Lou Adler, who had a company within a company, which was A&... 
Columbia was a wonderful label for me. Wonderful. The records I made there garnered me an audience. ... 
We have never lost a crew member on the space station, but of course, the Columbia accident. I was -... 
My years with Aretha Franklin have been very special, as were the years making records with Dionne W... 
It was at the graduate school at Columbia University that I first met Wesley C. Mitchell, with whom ... 
Island Records was the first record label to... acknowledge me. After that, quickly, Republic Record... 
I myself spent hours at the Columbia library as intimidated and embarassed as a famished gourmet inv... 
I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose fitting clothing. If I "had" any loose ... 
I was 16 years old, and I was just flailing around, looking for an interest. I heard, you know, thes... 
The purpose of Plan Columbia was to deal with the increased cultivation and illegal activity associa... 
What made me want to become a recording artist; I was the first artist that was repeatedly asked by ... 
I have traveled the entire state and spent a lot of time out of doors. So I have known the landscape... 
None of the Nashville labels think I'm going to make it. But I feel very confident about my new labe... 
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It's a thrill to be on Columbia Records. Columbia has been home to a lot of my favorite artists -- l... 
Most of my early records were not cohesive at all, just collections of demos recorded in different y... 
I was signed by L.A. Reid on Arista Records when I was 16. He understood me and believed in me. Aris... 
I vicariously lived the life of an independent producer from the time I was four years old. And what... 
John Hammond persuaded Columbia to put it out as a single, and it was the only one I ever had that s... 
As for my stuff, I'm just doing guest verses for other people's records. I try to stay recor... 
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If I have any talent at all it's from God, and my mom, who was on Capitol Records also. 
I was the first tenured woman at Columbia. That was 1972; every law school was looking for its woman... 
When I was a bit older I had all of the George Carlin records, all of the Steve Martin records, all ... 
I just want to keep saturating the market and radio with as many hit records as I can. 
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I could do an American accent, if I were immersed in the accent, meaning if I were living back in Lo... 
Many a politician wishes there was a law to burn old records. 
I was initially signed to a German label a few years ago. 
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When you make your peace with authority, you become authority. 
Make measurable progress in reasonable time. 
Death makes angels of us all and gives us wings where we had shoulders smooth as ravens claws. 
I was in and out of comas until I was nine and I would lose entire days and weeks. The novelty of be... 
I didn't have a whole lot of success getting dates, I was always a bit of a geek. 
I can go everywhere and no one recognises me. 
As we celebrate President Reagan's remarkable career and historic legacy, we also celebrate a ma... 
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Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you ain... 
Actually the copies of characters is something I don't particularly like to talk about in articl... 
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Either you run the day or the day runs you. 
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A liberal will cut off your leg so he can hand you a crutch. 
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You can't be unhappy in the middle of a big, beautiful river. 
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Bush may be a strong leader in the war on terrorism, but on budget deficits he is missing-in-action. 
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The financial report makes it very clear that if we got into honest budgeting today, that in fact we... 
Historically, there has been a bull market in commodities every 20 or 30 years. 
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A debate has one purpose, one purpose only, and that is to facilitate the exchange of ideas directly... 
I wanted to be a bus driver when I was a kid. I look at bus driving through the eyes of a little boy... 
Mistress: Something between a mister and a mattress. 
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Sleep is God. Go worship. 