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Hoagy Carmichael Quotes

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

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

The trouble with doing nothing is that you can never take any time off.

Hoagy Carmichael
Doing Nothing, Trouble, Time Off

Slow motion gets you there faster.

Hoagy Carmichael
Slow Motion, Faster

Ragtime was my lullaby.

Hoagy Carmichael
Ragtime, Lullaby

Traveling with a big band is like being an inmate in a traveling zoo.

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

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
Hoagy Carmichael, Stephen Longstreet (1965). “Sometimes I Wonder: The Story of Hoagy Carmichael”

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

I'm singing the music publisher's theme song - it ain't a commercial.

Hoagy Carmichael
Song, Sight, Singing

I don't think I'll ever be president of anything.

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

You sittin' here chained to your rockin' chair.

Hoagy Carmichael
Chairs, Chained
Song: Rockin' Chair

In Hollywood, the rainbow hits the ground for composers.

Hoagy Carmichael
Rainbow, Hollywood, Composer
Hoagy Carmichael (1946). “The stardust road”

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