“Writing music is not so much inspiration as hard work.” WritingHardInspirationHard WorkMusic IsWriting MusicGershwin Author:George Gershwin
“True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time.” PeopleInspirationMusicRepeatsJazz MusicGershwin Author:George Gershwin
“Out of my entire annual output of songs, perhaps two, or at the most three, came as a result of inspiration. We can never rely on inspiration. When we most want it, it does not come.” WantDoeTwoInspirationSongThreeResultsRelySongwritingSongwritersWriting SongsAnnualsOutputGershwin Author:George Gershwin
“The composer does not sit around and wait for an inspiration to walk up and introduce itself...Making music is actually little else than a matter of invention aided and abetted by emotion. In composing we combine what we know of music with what we feel.” KnowsFeelsLittlesDoeMatterInspirationWaitingWalksEmotionMusic IsInventionComposerIntroducingComposingGershwin Author:George Gershwin
