Marvin Hamlisch Quotes

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• I can make a song up about anything: garbage, the weather, things in the news,
• I think that when NASA works on a moon shot, they know too well that all of the people working on it must do their…
• I never took any vocal training
• Barbra Streisand is without a doubt one of the most honest people I have ever known. There is no doubt in my mind that she…
• There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact do markedly better…
• I started studying music at the age of five and a half. My older sister was taking piano lessons. When her teacher left our apartment,…
• Music can make a difference. There is a global nature to music, which has the potential to bring all people together. Music is truly an…
• You mustn't underestimate an audience's intelligence.
• I don't think they understand it's as important as math and science. It rounds you out as a person. I think it gives you a…
• As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny…
• From the time I could play the piano, I remember trying to write tunes. They were in my head, and I would just sit down…
• I have always thought of music as a highway with many lanes.
• I still have great faith in what is good and right in all of us.
• I'm not one of those people who says, 'I never read reviews,' because I don't believe those people.
• If I'm within reach and can be helpful, I have a tendency to say 'Yes.' It's hard to say 'No.
• Let's say music is needed for only 43 seconds of film. You have to score it so it is an entity, so it won't bother…
• Many, many years ago, I was one of the few conductors who talked to the audience and now a lot of classical conductors have figured…
• Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows.
• My show business career doesn't mean I can't write a symphony. It just means I was never asked to write one.
• My whole thing is not just to play music for people, but to make them part of the evening.

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