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Quotes by George Gershwin

George Gershwin

“Life is a lot like jazz.. its best when you improvise.”

“True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans and my time is today.”

“Why should I limit myself to only one woman when I can have as many women as I want?”

“For suddenly, I saw you there And through foggy London town The sun was shining everywhere...”

“A Woman Is a Sometime Thing”

“The things that youre liable to read in the Bible: it aint necessarily so.”

“How Long Has This Been Going On?”

True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time.

Life is a lot like jazz... its best when you improvise.

All great composers of the past spent most of their time studying. Feeling alone wont do the job. A man also needs technique.