But I don't want to sing everything out of the side of my mouth, I want people to understand what I mean.
Randy NewmanSometimes what I'm writing is more important to me than the rest of my life. It's more important to me that I'm writing well than anything else.
Randy NewmanAsia's crowded and Europe's too old, Africa is far too hot and Canada's too cold. And South America stole our name, let's drop the big one.
Randy NewmanMore of my songs are intended to be funny than almost anyone else. Sometimes maybe it cheers me up a bit. I've got a distance from it. Sometimes what I'm writing is more important to me than the rest of my life. It's more important to me that I'm writing well than anything else.
Randy Newman