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> [ I told \[my daughter Amy\] at an early age that she had a good ear. But I didn't influence her music much. She's pretty much developed her style on her own, and she's a talented songwriter. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/i-told-my-daughter-amy-at-an-early-age-that-she-had-a-good-ear-but-i/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

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## More by Mose Allison

> [I never bothered about keeping track.Every now and then someone records one of my songs, and I get credit for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/i-never-bothered-about-keeping-track-every-now-and-then-someone/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

> [I just try to do as good job with the material as I can and play some jazz as well, some improvised music, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/i-just-try-to-do-as-good-job-with-the-material-as-i-can-and-play-some/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

> [I'm happy whenever anybody does my material. I don't care what they do with it. I do what I want to with other people's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/i-m-happy-whenever-anybody-does-my-material-i-don-t-care-what-they-do/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

> [I'm not inspired by songwriting at all; that took place years ago. I'm pretty well established, as far as my influences go. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/i-m-not-inspired-by-songwriting-at-all-that-took-place-years-ago-i-m/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

> [Ever since the world ended, I don't go out as much](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/ever-since-the-world-ended-i-don-t-go-out-as-much/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

> [There's a lot of terrible things goin' on all the time, but you gotta try and have some fun in the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/there-s-a-lot-of-terrible-things-goin-on-all-the-time-but-you-gotta/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

> [I finally decided if I was going to make a living, I was gonna have to come to New York.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/i-finally-decided-if-i-was-going-to-make-a-living-i-was-gonna-have-to/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

> [I started going to a piano teacher at 5 years old, but pretty soon I started picking things out on my own and stopped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/i-started-going-to-a-piano-teacher-at-5-years-old-but-pretty-soon-i/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

> [The idea was I'd never amount to anything in music, The theme there was that I was talented, but I wouldn't work hard enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/the-idea-was-i-d-never-amount-to-anything-in-music-the-theme-there/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

> [I haven't stopped and I don't plan on stoppin' any time soon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/i-haven-t-stopped-and-i-don-t-plan-on-stoppin-any-time-soon/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

> [You always want to write the perfect song. But no one will ever write the perfect song, I guess. I would just like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/you-always-want-to-write-the-perfect-song-but-no-one-will-ever-write/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

> [I been getting good crowds. It only took 50 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/i-been-getting-good-crowds-it-only-took-50-years/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

> [My main influences have always been the classic jazz players who sang, like Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole and Jack Teagarden.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/my-main-influences-have-always-been-the-classic-jazz-players-who-sang/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

> [I was taking chemical engineering. But I went into the army after that. When I came out of the army, I was a different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/i-was-taking-chemical-engineering-but-i-went-into-the-army-after-that/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

> [I just have a lot off different influences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mose-allison/i-just-have-a-lot-off-different-influences/)

[Mose Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mose-allison/)

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