Hoagy Carmichael famous quotes

03-22-2025

Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself.
-- Hoagy Carmichael

#Play #Sound #Might
Traveling with a big band is like being an inmate in a traveling zoo.
-- Hoagy Carmichael

#Music #Zoos #Band
Ragtime was my lullaby.
-- Hoagy Carmichael

#Ragtime #Lullaby
I'm singing the music publisher's theme song - it ain't a commercial.
-- Hoagy Carmichael

#Song #Sight #Singing
The recollection of how, when and where it all happened became vague as the lingering strains hung in the rafters of the studio. I wanted to shout back at it, Maybe I didn't write you, but I found you.
-- Hoagy Carmichael

#Writing #Technology #Rafters
In Hollywood, the rainbow hits the ground for composers.
-- Hoagy Carmichael

#Rainbow #Hollywood #Composer
I know Mother named me after a railroad man, but it's too late now, I'm afraid. Much, much too late.
-- Hoagy Carmichael

#Mother #Men #Railroads
I don't think I'll ever be president of anything.
-- Hoagy Carmichael

#Thinking #President
Slow motion gets you there faster.
-- Hoagy Carmichael

#Slow Motion #Faster
You sittin' here chained to your rockin' chair.
-- Hoagy Carmichael

#Chairs

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