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" I'm on very good terms with all my former wives. "
Andre Previn
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" I have a great many shortcomings, but writing for something on time has never bothered me. "
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" When I composed, I heard my music played by the orchestra within days of completion of the score. No master at a conservatory, no matter how revered, can teach as much by verbal criticism as can a cold and analytical hearing of one's own music being played. "
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" I stuck around in Hollywood for too long. I was there a long time, and when I left, I was smart enough to realise that what I was leaving was not just the movie business. I wanted to get rid of the whole atmosphere. "
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" People who don't do jazz think it's black magic. But really, it's just a matter of getting used to it. It's fun to gamble. The trick is not to fall back on the things you've done before. "
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" I found that jazz musicians, possibly more than their classical counterparts, wear long-standing friendships easily and gracefully. "
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