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I never liked hearing anyone say I was the new George Gershwin, because I knew I could have never even carried that man's music case. If George Gershwin hadn't died when he was thirty-nine years old, there is no knowing how much more great music he would have written.

Burt Bacharach
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I never liked hearing anyone say I was the new George Gershwin, because I knew I could have never even carried that man's music case. If George Gershwin hadn't died when he was thirty-nine years old, there is no knowing how much more great music he would have written.

Burt Bacharach
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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
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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
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Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise.

George Gershwin
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Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the contempt inspired by vice; it whitens only the hair.

Ira Gershwin
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True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time.

George Gershwin
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A song without music is a lot like H2 without the O.

Ira Gershwin
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I'd like to add her initial to my monogram...

Ira Gershwin
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I think my knowledge of music theory is rooted in jazz theory, and a lot of the writers of standards – Rodgers and Hart, and Gershwin.

Zooey Deschanel
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I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter were writing music that I found wildly impressive.

Marvin Hamlisch
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