Michael Feinstein

Certainly the most requested song in performance is 'Love is Here to Stay,' and that is a favorite for me.

— Michael Feinstein

Sound preservation is not only the history of our culture and our country but also a document of life in the world.…

— Michael Feinstein

My entire career proves to me that if you believe in what you're doing, you will reap the benefits.

— Michael Feinstein

Believe in yourself, and find ways to express yourself, and find the discipline to keep growing.

— Michael Feinstein

I think it should be illegal for people to throw away music.

— Michael Feinstein

I've certainly developed as a vocalist. I find my early recordings very difficult to listen to.

— Michael Feinstein

I just didn't like the word 'gay.' I still don't like it. It's a dumb way of describing sexuality. I like 'queer'…

— Michael Feinstein

I meditate a lot and pray for guidance. If, in a moment of self-contemplation or meditation, I were to feel very strongly…

— Michael Feinstein

Most of the musicals I go to I simply don't enjoy, so I don't go to them unless a number of people…

— Michael Feinstein

I wake up every day and count blessings.

— Michael Feinstein

I'm very mindful of trying to do something good in the world. When I see injustice in the world, it's very hard…

— Michael Feinstein

As hackneyed and cliche as it sounds, follow your heart. We are all given intuition and instincts, and sometimes it is hard…

— Michael Feinstein

The Gershwin legacy is extraordinary because George Gershwin died in 1937, but his music is as fresh and vital today as when…

— Michael Feinstein

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

I was 20 years old. I had moved to Los Angeles from Columbus, Ohio. I was working as a piano salesman -…

— Michael Feinstein

I preserve things that are significant to me. Only time will determine what is important in the long term. But something can…

— Michael Feinstein

For me, there is no point in doing a duet unless it is organic or there is an emotional thru line.

— Michael Feinstein

When people ask me where I live, I say I live mainly on the road.

— Michael Feinstein

I started out as a pianist and singer in gay and piano bars - they were the only places I could get…

— Michael Feinstein

I always try to get back to the original source of the song. It's not always there in the sheet music, which…

— Michael Feinstein

I've always found that the most powerful way to create change is to be myself and not be afraid to express who…

— Michael Feinstein

Activism is a very admirable way to create change, but it has to go hand in hand with personal contact with the…

— Michael Feinstein

The arts are tremendously powerful in bringing people with opposing views together.

— Michael Feinstein

It's great when people have the confidence to discuss their sexuality if it works for them. I can't fault someone for not…

— Michael Feinstein

I will not programme generic orchestrations but try to find original ones - when I play Richard Rodgers songs, for example, I…

— Michael Feinstein