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.

  Hoagy Carmichael

  Play, Sound, Might

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

  Hoagy Carmichael

  Doing Nothing, Trouble, Time Off

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• Slow motion gets you there faster.

  Hoagy Carmichael

  Slow Motion, Faster

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• Ragtime was my lullaby.

  Hoagy Carmichael

  Ragtime, Lullaby

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• 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”

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• 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”

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• 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”

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• 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”

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

  Hoagy Carmichael

  Song, Sight, Singing

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• You sittin' here chained to your rockin' chair.

  Hoagy Carmichael

  Chairs, Chained

  Song: Rockin' Chair

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• In Hollywood, the rainbow hits the ground for composers.

  Hoagy Carmichael

  Rainbow, Hollywood, Composer

  Hoagy Carmichael (1946). “The stardust road”

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