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Ragtime was my lullaby.
Slow motion gets you there faster.
You sittin' here chained to your rockin' chair.
I don't think I'll ever be president of anything.
In Hollywood, the rainbow hits the ground for composers.
This exploded in me almost more music than I could consume.
I'm singing the music publisher's theme song - it ain't a commercial.
Traveling with a big band is like being an inmate in a traveling zoo.
The trouble with doing nothing is that you can never take any time off.
I know Mother named me after a railroad man, but it's too late now, I'm afraid. Much, much too late.
Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself.
The recollection of how, when and where it all happened became vague as the lingering strains hung in the rafters of the studio. I wanted to shout back at it, Maybe I didn't write you, but I found you.