Gerry Mulligan Quotes
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I don't really like to explain my songs.
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I really believed that my songs were good enough for the whole world to listen to. I had fans from America or the U.K. who would be like, 'Oh my God, I love your music'.
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So many songs are just a wink to the audience, but people take them seriously. 'My Humps?' C'mon!
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I will say that a lot of songs that I've written are from my own personal experiences which are special to me.
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I tend to name albums after one of the songs.
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With my songs I tried to prove that there is love.
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I don't have many easy songs.
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A lot of my solo albums were produced by different people who had their idea of what songs I should do, and they had me doing a lot of ballads.
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I'd love to do theater. I've done so many plays in my life. I still think of that as my main thing.
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I'm a lover of songs.
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Dad really had little to do with the songs, except to perform them.
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My pump-up songs before I compete are not the usual. They're more girly songs. I love 'The Climb' by Miley Cyrus. It's about the journey and savoring every moment. I have 'The World's Greatest' by R. Kelly on my playlist, too.
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I felt like I was a teacher. But nowadays, I am as much a student of his. He writes a lot of what we play.
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I don't think there's anything anybody's doing that the Beatles didn't at least try at some point.
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I have two favorite songs. My first is called 'Dance of The Robe' and it's a very powerful number where she is feeling the pressure from her people to take on the responsibility of leading them.
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I first knew Laurie Lewis by her considerable reputation as a fiddle player and a writer of songs. When an opportunity came along to sing with her I seized it. Getting to know her as a singer and a person has been pure pleasure. Her voice is a rare combination of grit and grace, strength and delicacy. Her stories are always true.
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In a way, it plays on your heart a little bit.
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He's healthy now and ready, ... Nate makes big plays. Like that last series, when we needed a couple of first downs, we put the ball in his hands and he got it done for us.
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When I do my solo concerts, I'm used to being on the stage for two hours solid, singing 16 songs. And when I did 'Funny Thing,' I was on the stage the whole time. This is much more difficult. It's the difference between racing and sprinting. This is sprinting. And I have to learn to pace myself.
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The truth is you don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.
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I distinguish two types of human beings, Love people, who love the sky and the flowers, and Power People, who are essentially sold on naked power.
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Nothing—absolutely nothing—in this life gives you more satisfaction than knowing you’re on the road to success and achievement. And nothing stands as a bigger challenge than making the most of yourself.
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If you ever hear yourself or anyone you care about starting to express the belief that a problem is permanent, it’s time to immediately shake that person loose. No matter what happens in your life, you’ve got to be able to believe, 'This, too, shall pass,' and that if you keep persisting, you’ll find a way.
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Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays.
