“Look at the piano. You'll notice that there are white notes and black notes. Figure out the difference between them and you'll be able to make whatever kind of music you want.” WantLooksKindAbleBlackDifferencesWhiteFiguresNotesPianoGershwin 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
“What the hell do you want to work for somebody else for? Work for yourself!” WantWritingWorkHellGershwin Author:George Gershwin
“Why should I limit myself to only one woman when I can have as many women as I want?” WantShouldI CanLimitsShould IOne WomanGershwin Author:George Gershwin
“I want to say at once that I frankly believe that Irving Berlin is the greatest songwriter that has ever lived.... His songs are exquisite cameos of perfection, and each one of them is as beautiful as its neighbor. Irving Berlin remains, I think, America's Schubert.” ThinkingWantBelieveAmericaBeautifulSongPerfectionRemainsNeighborSongwritersExquisiteBerlinGershwinCameosSchubert Author:George Gershwin
