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> [My musical background in Tyler, Texas was quite outstanding. Uh, I grew up with, uh, with high school teachers who were in bands, they could play music. And we had a nine piece band there in Tyler, and I joined…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-gardner/my-musical-background-in-tyler-texas-was-quite-outstanding-uh-i-grew/)

[Carl Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-gardner/)

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## More by Carl Gardner

> [My musical background in Tyler, Texas was quite outstanding. Uh, I grew up with, uh, with high school teachers who were in bands, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-gardner/my-musical-background-in-tyler-texas-was-quite-outstanding-uh-i-grew/)

[Carl Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-gardner/)

> [I did not want vocal groups. I was not interested in singing with a group because there's too much problem with groups in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-gardner/i-did-not-want-vocal-groups-i-was-not-interested-in-singing-with-a/)

[Carl Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-gardner/)

> [Most artists don't know a hit. You can say I want this one to be a hit but it never become that way. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-gardner/most-artists-don-t-know-a-hit-you-can-say-i-want-this-one-to-be-a-hit/)

[Carl Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-gardner/)

> [I knew when I left to go to start my career, you don't want to get in front of a band and say, uh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-gardner/i-knew-when-i-left-to-go-to-start-my-career-you-don-t-want-to-get-in/)

[Carl Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-gardner/)

> [Being from Texas, I didn't know anything about gangsters and people like that, I had no fear of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-gardner/being-from-texas-i-didn-t-know-anything-about-gangsters-and-people/)

[Carl Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-gardner/)

> [The music I wanted to get into when I went to California, was to, uh, get into, uh, pop, mostly. And the big band…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-gardner/the-music-i-wanted-to-get-into-when-i-went-to-california-was-to-uh/)

[Carl Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-gardner/)

> [I was singing when I was five years old. My sister and I both had the talent from mom and dad, and she was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-gardner/i-was-singing-when-i-was-five-years-old-my-sister-and-i-both-had-the/)

[Carl Gardner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-gardner/)

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