America Quote by George Gershwin

True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans and my time is today.

— George Gershwin

The extraordinary thing about my mother, she's so modest about me.

— George Gershwin

Porgy is...an interesting example of what can be done by talent in spite of a bad setup. With a libretto that should never have…

— George Gershwin

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

Not many composers have ideas. Far more of them know how to use strange instruments which do not require ideas.

— George Gershwin

Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise.

— George Gershwin

I didn't even start playing the piano until I was about 13 or 14. I guess I must have had a little talent or…

— George Gershwin

Jazz I regard as an American folk music; not the only one, but a very powerful one which is probably in the blood and…

— George Gershwin

Out of my entire annual output of songs, perhaps two, or at the most three, came as a result of inspiration. We can never…

— George Gershwin

An entire composition written in jazz could not live.

— George Gershwin

I frequently hear music in the heart of noise.

— George Gershwin

True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time.

— George Gershwin