Harry S Truman Quotes
I don't give a damn about "The Missouri Waltz" but I can't say it out loud because it's the song of Missouri. It's as bad as "The Star-Spangled Banner" so far as music is concerned.
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I love gentle, gorgeous classical music such as Mozart.
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Lyrics can be important, but ultimately, what pulls people in on a song is melody and the tracks and the way music feels.
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If something bothers me, it bothers me for a long time until I find a way to work it out. Music provided me with a means of working things out.
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I was standing on the deck of the USS Blue, a destroyer. We were all alone out there at this buoy, tied up.
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For actors coming out of long-running soaps, it's really important to have a little break from the screen and look for roles that are removed from the ones they have played.
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I don't give a damn about "The Missouri Waltz" but I can't say it out loud because it's the song of Missouri. It's as bad as "The Star-Spangled Banner" so far as music is concerned.
