Astrud Gilberto famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you've already done.
So long as the human spirit thrives on this planet, music in some living form will accompany and sustain it and give it expressive meaning.
When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.
I don't make music for eyes. I make music for ears.
My heart and soul are in the Stratocaster
Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think.
I can't do this Ash. It's killing me. Having you this close and not touching you is driving me insane. You're his Ash. You're his. You made your choice and I understand why you chose him. I don't hold it against you but dammit Ash it hurts
Hold her for me. Hold her tight. Don't let her be lonely. Don't let her hurt. Please.
No holiday is ever anything but a disappointment.
There is a hint of despair in the cry of 'I told you so,' an element of disappointment in the apparent satisfaction when idols turn out to have clay feet. The human race, when it thinks it has proved that no one is superior, is partly gratified and partly depressed.

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