As far as songwriters, I've always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot… — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
Why become a second-rate Ravel when you're already a first-rate Gershwin? — Maurice Ravel Copy Share Image
Not many composers have ideas. Far more of them know how to use strange instruments which do not require ideas. — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
I got rhythm, I got music, I got my man- Who could ask for anything more? — Ira Gershwin Copy Share Image
Musically Bob [Dylan] is a primitive. He's not a Gershwin, or somebody that uses eloquent music terms. — Al Kooper Copy Share Image
The European boys have small ideas but they sure know how to dress 'em up. — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
When I got finished, Gershwin paid me the ultimate compliment. He said, 'Boy, even I couldn't do that.' — Burton Lane Copy Share Image
I did my New York debut at 21. It was 'On the Town' at the George Gershwin Theatre. New York is my… — Jesse Tyler Ferguson Copy Share Image
My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff. He was really… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
I think my knowledge of music theory is rooted in jazz theory, and a lot of the writers of standards - Rodgers… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
I totally related to Cole Porter's magnetic pull to any piano that was in the room, which he was famous for doing,… — Kevin Kline Copy Share Image
When jazz is played in another nation, it is called American. When it is played in another country, it sounds false. Jazz… — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
As a New Yorker you can't help but be proud of the fact that so much music and culture started here. Punk… — Moby Copy Share Image
Out of my entire annual output of songs, perhaps two, or at the most three, came as a result of inspiration. We… — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
The Gershwin legacy is extraordinary because George Gershwin died in 1937, but his music is as fresh and vital today as when… — Michael Feinstein Copy Share Image
America, the Idea of: We yearned for its beer and jazz, its smoke-filled nightclubs, its Edward Hopper bars, the melancholy of rainy… — Michael Bywater Copy Share Image
From folk to tribal to Cab Calloway, Cole Porter, Gershwin to the Rolling Stones, whose first record was all covers, to country-western,… — Cat Power Copy Share Image
Porgy is...an interesting example of what can be done by talent in spite of a bad setup. With a libretto that should… — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton John, or you know, whoever, Bob… — John Oates Copy Share Image
He adored New York City. He idolized it all out of proportion... no, make that: he - he romanticized it all out… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I do miss the stage. There's nothing like it, nothing. When I did my one-woman show and played the Palace and played… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
“ Chapter 1 . He adored New York City. He idolized it all out of proportion... no, make that: he - he… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff. — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
Jazz I regard as an American folk music; not the only one, but a very powerful one which is probably in the… — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of 'That Lucky Old Sun' was inspired by 'Rhapsody in Blue' - not influenced, but… — Brian Wilson Copy Share Image
Gershwin's tragedy was not that he failed to cross the tracks, but rather that he did, and once there in his new… — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
He's a world-famous name to people who care about his music, but there are many people who have never heard of George… — Michael Feinstein Copy Share Image
I just love all the music. My grandma was a church organist for 40 years, and she got me into jazz music… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
I was proud to work with the great Gershwin, and I would have done it for nothing, which I did. — Howard Dietz Copy Share Image
Jazz is one of the best things that you can find in your life, it can always be your friend. — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
What the hell do you want to work for somebody else for? Work for yourself! — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
I wanted to honor [George Gershwin]. He's a great American songwriter. — Kristin Chenoweth Copy Share Image
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