| Kara DioGuardi speaking about Jim - "a genius" | |
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Janine 01:11 am UTC 09/17/11 |
| Nothing earth-shattering, but always happy when I get a "Jim Steinman" google alert! http://broadwayworld.com/article/InDepth-InterView-Kara-DioGuardi-Talks-CHICAGO-BOOK-OF-MORMON-AMERICAN-IDOL-GLEE-More-20110916 The part about JS: PC: Speaking of operatic pop music, the king is undoubtedly Jim Steinman. What do you think of songs like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Making Love Out Of Nothing At All”? KD: “Total Eclipse” and “Making Love” and the Meat Loaf stuff is so, so dramatic - it was written to be that way. PC: You can say that again. KD: But, back to your question: What do I think of Jim Steinman? I think he’s a genius. I mean, those are the people I grew up listening to, so, when you talk about writers of that caliber who came a little bit before me, those are kind of your mentors as a songwriter in a way; it’s what you take in as a kid, and, whether you know it or not, you are kind of digesting a lot of the craft of what they do. Of course, when you get to do it yourself you bring your own inspiration to it and your own life experience, but it’s the songs that come before you that really influence how you see music. | |
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