“Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise.”
George Gershwin“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“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“Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise.”
George Gershwin“True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time.”
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