George Gershwin Quotes
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It took me three weeks to write the 'Rhapsody in Blue.' I had always wanted to write something blue and Paul Whiteman inspired.
— George Gershwin
Life is a lot like jazz - it's best when you improvise.
— George Gershwin
It is always possible to create something original.
— George Gershwin
In Jazz, like in America, the group works together toward a common cause with lots of room left for each individual to shine.
— Richie Gerber
I like to think of music as an emotional science.
— George Gershwin
I did my New York debut at 21. It was 'On the Town' at the George Gershwin Theatre. New York is my artistic home.
— Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Why should I limit myself to only one woman when I can have as many women as I want?
— George Gershwin
To George Gershwin, on refusinghim as a pupil: You would only lose the spontaneous quality of your melody, and end by writing bad Ravel.
— Maurice Ravel
It sounds simple, of course, but personally I can think of no more mentally arduous task than making music.
— George Gershwin
An entire composition written in jazz could not live.
— George Gershwin
My people are Americans. My time is today.
— George Gershwin
I was lucky enough to have the songs in my first show written by George and Ira Gershwin. Then Cole Porter wrote five shows for me.
— Ethel Merman
George Gershwin died on July 11, 1937, but I don't have to believe it if I don't want to.
— John O'Hara
I frequently hear music in the very heart of noise.
— George Gershwin
Not many composers have ideas. Far more of them know how to use strange instruments which do not require ideas.
— George Gershwin
For suddenly, I saw you there And through foggy London town The sun was shining everywhere ...
— George Gershwin
Writing music is not so much inspiration as hard work.
— George Gershwin
The extraordinary thing about my mother, she's so modest about me.
— George Gershwin
All great composers of the past spent most of their time studying. Feeling alone won't do the job. A man also needs technique.
— George Gershwin
The Gershwin legacy is extraordinary because George Gershwin died in 1937, but his music is as fresh and vital today as when he originally created it.
— Michael Feinstein
As a composer, Dylan now fits comfortably alongside George Gershwin or Irving Berlin, though he grumpily refuses to wear any man's collar.
— Douglas Brinkley
When I'm in my normal mood, music drips from my fingers.
— George Gershwin
I frequently hear music in the heart of noise.
— George Gershwin
Jazz is one of the best things that you can find in your life, it can always be your friend.
— George Gershwin