"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."

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Source : Hoagy Carmichael, Stephen Longstreet (1999). “The Stardust Road & Sometimes I Wonder: The Autobiography of Hoagy Carmichael”

Hoagy Carmichael

#Writing Quotes #Technology Quotes #Rafters Quotes

“I used to want to be a singer and a musician for years, from 6 years old to today. I'm not really good, but in time I could be. I'm more of a singer than anything.”
“You are so annoying. I could literally slap the sh*t out of you and feel so much better.”
“With foxes we must play the fox.”
“In order to keep up with the rapid evolution of the sport, you've got to keep an open mind.”
“I love to be called Doc.”
“Look at what has happened to Miami. It has become a Third World country. You just pick it up and take it and move it someplace. You would never know you're in the United States of America. You would certainly say you're in a Third World country”

Source : "GOP Rep. Calls Miami 'Third World Country'". www.cbsnews.com. November 30, 2006.
“A comedy is just a tragedy interrupted, I once said. Do you finish with the kiss or when she opens her eyes to tell him she loves him and sees blonde hairs on his collar?”

Source : "A Crash Course In Playwriting". research.alanayckbourn.net. 1993.
“I never, my producer never, we never let myself just sing. We were always trying to get the perfect vocal.”

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