Irving Berlin has no place in American music. He is American music. Emotionally, he honestly absorbs the vibrations emanating from the people, manners and life of his time and, in turn, gives these impressions back to the world -- simplified,… — Jerome Kern Copy Share Image
The fact that the theatregoing public likes my music is no credit to me. There are many other composers who write better music that… — Jerome Kern Copy Share
Cartoonist Walt Disney has made the twentieth century's only important contribution to music. Disney has made use of music as language. — Jerome Kern Copy Share
Irving Berlin has no place in American music. He is American music. Emotionally, he honestly absorbs the vibrations emanating from the people, manners and… — Jerome Kern Copy Share
Musical numbers should carry the action of the play and should be representative of the personalities of the characters who sing them. — Jerome Kern Copy Share
