Gershwin Quote by Joni Mitchell Download Open image “Ira Gershwin, shame on him. I mean, some of the writing.” — Joni Mitchell ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Gershwin Ira Mean Shame Writing
I wanted to honor [George Gershwin]. He's a great American songwriter. — Kristin Chenoweth Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
When I got finished, Gershwin paid me the ultimate compliment. He said, 'Boy, even I couldn't do that.' — Burton Lane Copy Share Image
We hear about the Gershwins, the Kerns, and the Berlins, but there were some great little writers like Theodore Morse, Charles K. Harris, and… — Tiny Tim Copy Share Image
As far as songwriters, I've always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot to me. — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
George Gershwin died on July 11, 1937, but I don’t have to believe it if I don’t want to. — John O'Hara Copy Share Image
I think we're right up there with Herman's Hermits and the other greats. Maybe somewhere between Herman's Hermits and the Gershwins. — Walter Becker Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows… — Ethel Merman Copy Share Image
Why become a second-rate Ravel when you're already a first-rate Gershwin? — Maurice Ravel Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
They paved paradise and put up a parkin lot With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot Don't it always seem… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
And the seasons they go 'round and 'round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
I have one piece of music, since 1997, and I don't see it having lyrics. Where does it go in this world? So I… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
Musically, I would never run dry. Any time I sit down to an instrument, I could write a song. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
You snipe so steady, you snub so snide, so rip and ready to diminish and deride. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
I loved Debussy, Stravinsky, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, anything with romantic melodies, especially the nocturnes. Nietzsche was a hero, especially with 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra.' He gets… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
When the spirit of child's play enters into the creative process, it's a wonderful force and something to be nurtured. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
I was young for my age. Not as naïve as they expected. I don't know why I seem to bring that out in people. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
This is a nation that has lost the ability to be self-critical, and that makes a lie out of the freedoms. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
Land of snap decisions, land of short attention spans, nothing is savored long enough to really understand. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
I just love all the music. My grandma was a church organist for 40 years, and she got me into jazz music and great… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
I think my knowledge of music theory is rooted in jazz theory, and a lot of the writers of standards - Rodgers and Hart,… — Zooey Deschanel Copy Share Image
My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff. He was really a hugely… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“ Chapter 1 . He adored New York City. He idolized it all out of proportion... no, make that: he - he romanticized it… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Not many composers have ideas. Far more of them know how to use strange instruments which do not require ideas. — George Gershwin Copy Share Image
I do miss the stage. There's nothing like it, nothing. When I did my one-woman show and played the Palace and played the Gershwin… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
I don't care if it's a Cole Porter song, or George Gershwin, or Lennon/McCartney, or Elton John, or you know, whoever, Bob Dylan. Great… — John Oates Copy Share Image
As a New Yorker you can't help but be proud of the fact that so much music and culture started here. Punk rock, jazz,… — Moby Copy Share Image
As far as songwriters, I've always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot to me. — Mel Brooks Copy Share Image
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