It took me three weeks to write the 'Rhapsody in Blue.' I had always wanted to write something blue and Paul Whiteman inspired.
The extraordinary thing about my mother, she's so modest about me.
When I'm in my normal mood, music drips from my fingers.
It sounds simple, of course, but personally I can think of no more mentally arduous task than making music.
Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius.
Not many composers have ideas. Far more of them know how to use strange instruments which do not require ideas.