David Fricke Quotations

Those songs, those shows, the way she projected them, the way they backed her up, the way they played as a unit, ... was really what captivated people's attention -- the ingenuity of the music, the way they were able to incorporate rap, and disco, and punk, and the girl-group thing, the garage-rock thing, all that stuff into two and three-minute songs.

It is not a stretch to say, from my experience, Rutgers is one of the most accommodating places in this country.

I think that, you know, the odds are good, because they are good songwriters, they're a good band, they're a great band, and they can play,

It was critical to the success of Anthem, because we were limited in our capacity to grow. The company wouldn't be where it is but for passage of that legislation.

The Hurst company has indicated that they are going to fight us all the way to the highest court in the land if we can't reach agreement, and that would be a good two-year process. So, we felt it's important to start this proceeding today, because we have a responsibility making sure this stadium gets done on time.

Sports plays a critical role in the culture of business decision makers in the state -- where to locate plants, where to grow, where to make investments. Indianapolis is now on the list, where it never was before.

With the Republicans controlling both houses of Congress, this is the Eisenhower-era revisited. It's ostrich time, where people are looking for comfort rather than challenge in their art. It's a lot easier to listen to Barry Manilow murder what are actually good songs from the '50s than to consider what [left-leaning songwriter] Steve Earle has to say.

NASCAR racing provides more brand awareness and interest than any of the other major sports. The opportunities to build business-to-business relationships within the racing community are endless.

The bright bite in Mary Lee Kortes' voice [has] the high-mountain sunshine of Dolly Parton, with a sweet-iron undercoat of Chrissie Hynde.