You want the lyrics to match the melody, because if you are composing a song or recording a song, it’s cacophonous if they don’t match.
AL MICHAELSYou want the lyrics to match the melody, because if you are composing a song or recording a song, it’s cacophonous if they don’t match.
AL MICHAELSDo you believe in miracles?
AL MICHAELSIf there are dominant teams, people enjoy discussing whether that’s good or bad for the game.
AL MICHAELSThe other is the Yankees. You love the Yankees or you hate the Yankees.
AL MICHAELSIt’s funny, but when there are dominant teams, there are a number of people who rail about the fact that they’re always seeing the Dallas Cowboys or the San Francisco 49ers or the Green Bay either in the playoffs or in the Super Bowl.
AL MICHAELSAnd if there aren’t any dominant teams, then people enjoy discussing that.
AL MICHAELSNo one is a freak of nature. No one is going to be able to take the pounding a running back has to take over a 10- or 12-year career and not lose a step.
AL MICHAELSAs a kid growing up, I was so in sync as a fan that that served me well through the years. I can feel the game.
AL MICHAELSWhen dealing in the technology, it becomes a question of whether you overuse something.
AL MICHAELSI think that’s worse than having something technologically available to you and not using it.
AL MICHAELSAnd I try to match where the game is with my inflection, with my – the tonal quality, with getting excited.
AL MICHAELSWe live in this world of tweeting, and social media, and anti-social media, and all the rest, so no matter what you say, there is going to be what people say is a firestorm. I don’t know what a firestorm is.
AL MICHAELSPeople didn’t know the difference between a blue line and a clothes line.
AL MICHAELSI’ve always felt that the game itself is pretty much a melody and I am there to provide the lyrics.
AL MICHAELSWell, folks. That’s the greatest open in the history of television — bar none!
AL MICHAELSIt’s the bane of both the news and sports businesses, both electronic and print.
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