Theres two kinds of music: black soul music, and the white imitation thereof.
AHMET ERTEGUNEverybody 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.
More Ahmet Ertegun Quotes
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The main thing is that Ataturk saw the desperate condition of the countries that had not had an industrial revolution.
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There’s been so much bad blood between the Kurds and the Turks.
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Laura had an instinctive feel for music and melody, and her delivery was sensational.
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My father was a very religious person. And he prayed five times a day. And he did that throughout his relationship with Ataturk.
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A singer’s biographical film should have their music and their voice.
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I should have gotten the Beatles. But one of my lawyers kind of messed up.
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There are still many great surviving talents: Stevie Winwood. Another great talent is Stevie Wonder.
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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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You know you have a multimillion-seller hit – and what you’re working on suddenly has magic.
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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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At a time when it was very brave to do because Ataturk was cutting off the heads of the imams. And people thought that that was foolhardy of my father.
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I came close to signing Elvis Presley. I offered $25,000 for his contract and they asked for $45,000 and I just didn’t have the other $20,000.
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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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My first wife was a theater person.
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I became a jazz fan quite early and never went off the path thereafter.
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