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> [I'd hate to be a songwriter starting a career today...Al Stanton walked in one day and said, 'Otis, I've got an idea. Why don't you write a song called "All Shook Up"?' Two days later I brought the song in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-blackwell/i-d-hate-to-be-a-songwriter-starting-a-career-today-al-stanton-walked/)

[Otis Blackwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otis-blackwell/)

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## More by Otis Blackwell

> [I'd hate to be a songwriter starting a career today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-blackwell/i-d-hate-to-be-a-songwriter-starting-a-career-today/)

[Otis Blackwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otis-blackwell/)

> [I got behind that pencil and nothing happened for many years, but since they put me in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, I've turned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-blackwell/i-got-behind-that-pencil-and-nothing-happened-for-many-years-but/)

[Otis Blackwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otis-blackwell/)

> [I used to be with a publishing house called Roosevelt Music. A gentleman there told me he had seen Peggy Lee perform Fever in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-blackwell/i-used-to-be-with-a-publishing-house-called-roosevelt-music-a/)

[Otis Blackwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otis-blackwell/)

> [I always figured it was best if I write my songs, take them to my publisher and just lay back. There used to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-blackwell/i-always-figured-it-was-best-if-i-write-my-songs-take-them-to-my/)

[Otis Blackwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otis-blackwell/)

> [I'd hate to be a songwriter starting a career today...Al Stanton walked in one day and said, 'Otis, I've got an idea. Why don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-blackwell/i-d-hate-to-be-a-songwriter-starting-a-career-today-al-stanton-walked/)

[Otis Blackwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otis-blackwell/)

> [There have been many times when I've been asked to appear and I'd say to myself, what am I going to talk about? Early…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-blackwell/there-have-been-many-times-when-i-ve-been-asked-to-appear-and-i-d-say/)

[Otis Blackwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otis-blackwell/)

> [I used to go down every year for the remembrance of Elvis' birthday. Memphis State College invited me to sit in the auditorium and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-blackwell/i-used-to-go-down-every-year-for-the-remembrance-of-elvis-birthday/)

[Otis Blackwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otis-blackwell/)

> [When I started writing it was kind of hard getting people to do my stuff. They' say they couldn't do my style.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-blackwell/when-i-started-writing-it-was-kind-of-hard-getting-people-to-do-my/)

[Otis Blackwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otis-blackwell/)

> [I like this town, it's really great. They've put me in The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. This town is about music. It's about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-blackwell/i-like-this-town-it-s-really-great-they-ve-put-me-in-the-nashville/)

[Otis Blackwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otis-blackwell/)

> [When I was young, I just sat down and started playing Chopsticks at the piano. I got so far and then lost interest. Eventually,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otis-blackwell/when-i-was-young-i-just-sat-down-and-started-playing-chopsticks-at/)

[Otis Blackwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otis-blackwell/)

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