There are few performers who would have had the audacity to even bring up the fact that they had been poorly reviewed.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves.
Nobody can give a good performance unless the authors and composers have written a good part, a fact which is often overlooked.
I can't recall a bad review - maybe I'm due one. But the worst thing would be if somebody said I was inaudible. Reach your audience's ears - only then can you reach their hearts.
I don't really care very much if I don't think that the critics really understand music.
I would hate to think of the theatre world without critics. Without them, we'd not have the record of each season.
With great artists like Elvis, sometimes the songs weren't the greatest thing about him. When I tried to perform some of the songs, I noticed some of the tunes weren't all that brilliant, but it was the performance that sold them.
I can understand why we got bad reviews. We went right over people's heads. One album would follow another and would have nothing to do with what we'd done before. People didn't know what was going on.
I don't think the audience always listens to the critics. That's been proven time and time again.
Interested listeners have only to hear the recording to find out if those guys, who go to such pains to undervalue my work, are right. All people have to do is listen to realize it is a beautiful record.
I was afraid the other musicians might want to present themselves too much, though I see in the coverage I've received of the album that the musicians got wonderful reviews for their contributions and abilities. I think the four musicians played freely within my limits.