Barbershop is not a hobby, it's a lifestyle.
Barbershop is not a hobby, it's a lifestyle.
Oh sure, Ray loves to get his hair cut. Loves it. He's still vain that way. He wouldn't dream of going anywhere without going to the barbershop. Whenever he'd go to New York, that was the first thing he'd do.
I'll tell you what I would do in a shot if I could. I would sing in the barbershop quartet in The Music Man.
take this art form out of the barbershop and bring it to more modern times.
There are still the classic four-part harmony barbershop songs, but it's really evolved into adaptable music for today. When we perform, we do contemporary arrangements of popular songs, some doo-wop, some Sinatra tunes and, yes, some classic barbershop, too.
This barbershop being dedicated to a black American soldier also represents something very positive for the community. And I believe in the flag, even if the country doesn't live up to it.
The first Barbershop kicked the door open and said, 'Look, we're going to talk about whatever we want to talk about.' I think the responsible thing we have to do, even though it's a comedy, even though we have a lot of fun, and even though in someway we are a little more absurdist than the movies, is to recognize that just to bring up a topic for the sake of bringing it up is not enough.
Look, I do hair for a living. If you want to find out what the American people are thinking about, do you sit in an attorney's office or in a barbershop.
I still can't believe it was news that I get my hair cut at the barbershop. Where else would I get it cut Why do I drive a pickup truck What am I supposed to haul my dogs around in, a Rolls-Royce
You cannot read my script and look at that movie, and not get that they took everything from it, ... I'm not saying that two people can't have a concept about a barbershop, but when you have the exact same characters, the exact same plot, that's going a little bit more than just having a general idea.
People immediately think of barbershop and do-wop music in reference to a cappella. That's the stigma that we've been trying to fight for some time, ... Our music is radio friendly. The arrangements we have are great for bringing a cappella to a younger audience.
This is a barbershop, not a hair salon. You come in here not trying to impress anyone. It's a place just to talk, to hang out with the fellows, talk about sports, women, relationships.
My grandfather was in a barbershop quartet and my grandmother was in a gospel quartet with her sisters.
My favorite memory in the barbershop was watching the hair fall. Little particles would fall and I would make designs out of it.
We sing in bass, baritone, tenor and lead. Our music is written for those four parts no alto, no soprano, just pure 1920s barbershop harmony.
© 2020 Inspirational Stories
© 2020 Inspirational Stories