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> [I used to drink a bottle of vodka a day, every day, for about 40 years and it never occurred to me it'd kill me. If I'd have continued it might have killed me. My doctor said I should stick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/i-used-to-drink-a-bottle-of-vodka-a-day-every-day-for-about-40-years/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/ahmet-ertegun-15275_bottles_i-used-to-drink-a-bottle-of-vodka-a-day_2212651.jpg)

## More by Ahmet Ertegun

> [I don't use the computer. But my secretary does. I want to take some computer courses because I'm interested in some of the access…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/i-don-t-use-the-computer-but-my-secretary-does-i-want-to-take-some/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

> [Flashy people aren't everything, you know. Even when they have frizzled hair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/flashy-people-aren-t-everything-you-know-even-when-they-have-frizzled/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

> [I came close to signing Elvis Presley. I offered $25,000 for his contract and they asked for $45,000 and I just didn't have the other $20,000.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/i-came-close-to-signing-elvis-presley-i-offered-25-000-for-his/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

> [The Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame will provide a center where the lives and the artistry of the greatest jazz musicians will be celebrated,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/the-ertegun-jazz-hall-of-fame-will-provide-a-center-where-the-lives/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

> [Rock n' roll really belongs to all America. It really doesn't belong to one city.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/rock-n-roll-really-belongs-to-all-america-it-really-doesn-t-belong-to/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

> [There are still many great surviving talents: Stevie Winwood. Another great talent is Stevie Wonder. Another one is Eric Clapton. Another one is Phil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/there-are-still-many-great-surviving-talents-stevie-winwood-another/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

> [I became a jazz fan quite early and never went off the path thereafter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/i-became-a-jazz-fan-quite-early-and-never-went-off-the-path-thereafter/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

> [It is a great life, this life of music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/it-is-a-great-life-this-life-of-music/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

> [My father believed very strongly in Ataturk. Ataturk was a very powerful man and a man of great vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/my-father-believed-very-strongly-in-ataturk-ataturk-was-a-very/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

> [If anybody asks me where I'm from, my first inclination is to say, 'Washington,' because that's where I grew up meaningfully.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/if-anybody-asks-me-where-i-m-from-my-first-inclination-is-to-say/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

> [There's been so much bad blood between the Kurds and the Turks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/there-s-been-so-much-bad-blood-between-the-kurds-and-the-turks/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

> [I love Ray Charles. He can still teach everybody a lot about how to make great music. Not necessarily how to make hits, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/i-love-ray-charles-he-can-still-teach-everybody-a-lot-about-how-to/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

> [As I grew up, I began to discover a little bit about the situation of black people in America and experienced an immediate empathy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/as-i-grew-up-i-began-to-discover-a-little-bit-about-the-situation-of/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

> [When I first heard Ray Charles, he was a flop artist on a small label in California. He hadn't sold any records. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/when-i-first-heard-ray-charles-he-was-a-flop-artist-on-a-small-label/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

> [I did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmet-ertegun/i-did-a-little-bit-to-raise-the-dignity-and-recognition-of-the/)

[Ahmet Ertegun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmet-ertegun/)

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