What the hell do you want to work for somebody else for? Work for yourself!
The European boys have small ideas but they sure know how to dress 'em up.
I want to say at once that I frankly believe that Irving Berlin is the greatest songwriter that has ever lived.... His songs are exquisite cameos of perfection, and each one of them is as beautiful as its neighbor. Irving Berlin remains, I think, America's Schubert.
It is always possible to create something original.
I frequently hear music in the heart of noise.
Music sets up certain vibration which unquestionably results in a physical reaction. Eventually the proper vibration for every person will be found and utilized.