14 Hoagy Carmichael Quotes

Hoagy Carmichael quotes

1. You sittin' here chained to your rockin' chair.

2. It's the story of a very unfortunate colored man Who got arrested down in Old Hong Kong He got twenty years' privilege taken away from him When he kicked old Buddha's gong.

3. I'm a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokohama with my Honolulu Mama Doin' Those Beat-o, Beat-o Flat-On-My-Seat-o, Hirohito Blues

1. Traveling with a big band is like being an inmate in a traveling zoo.

2. In Hollywood, the rainbow hits the ground for composers.

3. This exploded in me almost more music than I could consume.

4. The trouble with doing nothing is that you can never take any time off.

5. Slow motion gets you there faster.

6. I'm singing the music publisher's theme song - it ain't a commercial.

7. The recollection of how, when and where it all happened became vague as the lingering strains hung in the rafters of the studio. I wanted to shout back at it, Maybe I didn't write you, but I found you.

8. I don't think I'll ever be president of anything.

9. Never play anything that don't sound right. You might not make any money, but at least you won't get hostile with yourself.

10. I know Mother named me after a railroad man, but it's too late now, I'm afraid. Much, much too late.

11. Ragtime was my lullaby.