Carl Gardner Quotes
The music I wanted to get into when I went to California, was to, uh, get into, uh, pop, mostly. And the big band era was on at that time. I was doing the "Mona Lisa"s, the "Stardust"s, "Stars Fell On Alabama," all this kind of stuff. And that was my thing that I wanted.
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This town was built on nepotism.
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If I'm elected president, we will repeal every word of Obamacare.
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I've always had an interest in sports across the board.
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I wanna live.
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Behind every easy role, there is a lot of hard work that goes in.
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The music I wanted to get into when I went to California, was to, uh, get into, uh, pop, mostly. And the big band era was on at that time. I was doing the "Mona Lisa"s, the "Stardust"s, "Stars Fell On Alabama," all this kind of stuff. And that was my thing that I wanted.
