I used to drink a bottle of vodka a day, every day, for about 40 years and it never occurred to me it’d kill me.
AHMET ERTEGUNThe songwriters whom we think of being the greatest songwriters usually write one hit and six or seven flops.
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It is a great life, this life of music.
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Everybody at Atlantic knew that we had a winner in this young lady, and she came through with great hits that will be remembered for many years to come.
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Another one is Eric Clapton. Another one is Phil Collins. Eminem, Kanye West I like all those people.
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If I’d have continued it might have killed me. My doctor said I should stick to wine.
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The Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame will provide a center where the lives and the artistry of the greatest jazz musicians will be celebrated, and where people will come to learn about jazz, something to which my brother devoted his lifes work.
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I consider Laura to be one of my best signings, and I am proud to have had such a great singer in my career in the record business. We miss her dearly.
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I should have gotten the Beatles. But one of my lawyers kind of messed up.
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My first wife was a theater person.
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Theres two kinds of music: black soul music, and the white imitation thereof.
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Whenever a songwriter writes a big hit, then the next 20 songs they write – no matter how bad they are – get recorded.
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I did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music.
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You know you have a multimillion-seller hit – and what you’re working on suddenly has magic.
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The songwriters whom we think of being the greatest songwriters usually write one hit and six or seven flops.
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Laura had an instinctive feel for music and melody, and her delivery was sensational.
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A singer’s biographical film should have their music and their voice.
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