If getting on the radio was a major motivation, I'd be one of the worst writers of all time. I admire people… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
If I were to die tomorrow, I think they'd say Newman 56, composer of the hit song, Short People. Jumped off a… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about. — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
My music has a high irritation factor. I`ve always tried to say something. Eccentric lyrics about eccentric people. Often it was is… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
But I don't want to sing everything out of the side of my mouth, I want people to understand what I mean. — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
Still, it's clear that there are lots of people out there who are uncomfortable [about racism]. The Civil War was a long… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
There's a million white people better qualified than a black man to be president of America. — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
You keep wondering whether people will see that Barack Obama is a liar and not very bright. — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
I am not overlooking any mail. I'm looking at all of it. I even wrote back to the Viagra people. — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
Writers have always liked my stuff, pretty much. That's what I wanted - I think my goal wasn't to get rich and… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
I realized that, instead of moving people closer to a salvation decision, an answer can push them further away. Rather than engaging… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
In England, in France, in no other country would a black man have a chance to get elected. There's no two ways… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
It's a big surprise to me about America that there are 40 million people prepared to vote for (Trump). They wouldn't want… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
I think in most cases, unless you're writing about a character who is garrulous, you say what you've got to say and then get… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
The best of my songs are more than just a joke. There's something else going on - a character, or it's not just a… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
If getting on the radio was a major motivation, I'd be one of the worst writers of all time. I admire people who do… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
I sit here in this chair, I pour myself some whiskey, and watch my troubles vanish into the air. — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
I seen her with the milkman, riding down the street. When you're through with my baby, milkman, send her home to me. — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
If I were to die tomorrow, I think they'd say Newman 56, composer of the hit song, Short People. Jumped off a mountain today. — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
It takes a whole lot of medicine for me to pretend I am somebody else. — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
I've written a song for Prince. I never showed it to Prince, but just to see if I could do it. At the time,… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
Some fools in the desert with nothing to do...invented me, and they invented you. And other fools keep it all going and growing. Everybody,… — Randy Newman Copy Share Image
