As Buddy Rich, for instance, broke into the business at the age of three, I think it was, on drums, so indeed… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
It may sound a bit like an army barracks, but the truth of the matter is: there must be some time laid… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
I was a singer professionally when I was four years old, and I did not really begin to play any instrument -… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
So I'm sorry, I'm going to continue to talk to the people, because I do believe that if they get to know you and… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
I hadn't been a recording artist all that long when albums came on the scene, and I was one of the first singers to… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
Because Chicago was to radio what Hollywood was to films and Broadway was to the theatre: it was the hub of radio. — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
But, in fairness to them, too, the popular song per se is really a pretty shallow medium to perform in. — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
As Buddy Rich, for instance, broke into the business at the age of three, I think it was, on drums, so indeed did I… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
Since the advent of Benny Goodman, there have been too few clarinetists to fill the void that Goodman left. Ken Peplowski is most certainly… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
Whenever I did a good performance, my Dad and my uncles, who were rabid movie fans, took me to the movies. There began my… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
To me, nostalgia is nothing more than a mindless plundering of the past for the commonplace. — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
How many radio shows I did is lost to memory now; it's in the hundreds - maybe even close to being in the thousands… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
See, I never wrote arrangements for the band for Judy Garland; I did strictly special material, special lyrics, put together all of her medleys. — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
There isn't a dearth of it, but I will confess that it's harder for me to find songs on which I'm willing to invest… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
