“As Buddy Rich, for instance, broke into the business at the age of three, I think it was, on drums, so indeed did I break into the business at the age of four as a singer.” ThinkingAgeThreeBusinessBreakRichFourSingersInstanceBrokeBuddy Author:Mel Torme
“It may sound a bit like an army barracks, but the truth of the matter is: there must be some time laid aside for arranging, time for working on either a book or an article - I've written two articles in the last four months for the New York Times book review section.” MayTwoBookMatterTruthLastsBitsSoundFourWrittenNew YorkMonthsArmyReviewsArticlesSectionsNew York TimesArrangingBook Review Author:Mel Torme
“I was a singer professionally when I was four years old, and I did not really begin to play any instrument - the first one, of course, was drums - till I was about nine years old.” YearsFirstsPlayCoursesFourInstrumentsSingersNineFour YearsNine Years Author:Mel Torme