I was always pretty decent at fast stick work or doing stuff that seems impressive that's not really; I was pretty tasteful and had good ideas musically. But I had a terrible sense of tempo, which is like being a blind painter.
I wanted it to look real Christmassy, but I didn't want it to look gaudy. I wanted it as tasteful as possible.
Avoid all affectation and singularity. What is according to nature is best, and what is contrary to it is always distasteful. Nothing is graceful that is not our own.
There's definitely a thin line between being tasteful and tacky.
He's one of the most tasteful of all the drummers I play with. I like the type of tunes he selects and his writing, but mostly he's a very musical drummer. From a horn player's perspective, he plays the right things behind you.
As between the intolerable and the merely distasteful, I must choose the latter.
I just don't like conspicuous consumption. I find it distasteful.
When I get the redesign launched, there will be minimal advertising. I'm doing this because I believe I've found a tasteful and non-intrusive way to help support my family.
What I feel the studios will realize is that we are going to provide them with a very tasteful and elegant way to promote their films in our stores. We are building awareness in a way that we feel will be a very effective model for the studios.
Now, we lives our lives...So nonchalant...We spend our time...So 'Bon Vivant'...Our stylish nights...So well-arranged...Those tasteful words that we exchange...We know it's all a passing phase.