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Ira Gershwin, shame on him. I mean, some of the writing.

— Joni Mitchell

I wanted to honor [George Gershwin]. He's a great American songwriter.

— Kristin Chenoweth

George Gershwin died on July 11, 1937, but I don’t have to believe it if I don’t want to.

— John O'Hara

Mercer was very clever. He knew the way Southerners spoke and put that into his lyrics. But in that whole era, you had the…

— Tony Bennett

He's a world-famous name to people who care about his music, but there are many people who have never heard of George Gershwin and…

— Michael Feinstein

He adored New York City. He idolized it all out of proportion... no, make that: he - he romanticized it all out of proportion.…

— Woody Allen

Gershwin's melodic gift was phenomenal. His songs contain the essence of New York in the 1920s and have deservedly become classics of their kind,…

— George Gershwin

I think one of the greatest compliments I've ever received was when a young kid came backstage at Joe's Pub, when I had the…

— Dion DiMucci

“You play beautifully,” she told him, although the music was obscurely classical and, because there were no lyrics, unmemorable to her. But the compliment…

— Alice McDermott

“Whenever you're done reading the chapter," he held uo his hands like take your time, "we'll start the concert." With a quick flip of…

— Leah Spiegel

“Later as I stared at the ceiling, listening to Gabriel´s breathing grow deep and slow, I realized he had given me just what he…

— Mia Sheridan

“I turned to the clarinets. They were a resourceful lot.”

— Jennifer Echols