Cy Coleman quotes

I used to perform all the time but I haven't performed in New York in a very long time. (Cy Coleman)
Someone skipped on the rent and they left behind a huge upright piano, which got moved into our apartment so the other apartment could get rented out. I took to it and started playing. View quote
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I decided during my teens that I wasn't going to have the life of a concert pianist, much to the chagrin of a lot of people who had put a lot of money into me! View quote
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I'm lucky to be in a profession where you can keep getting better. View quote
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My background was in performing originally. View quote
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I have a bunch of albums I would love to get re-released. View quote
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So I went into jazz and performed in jazz clubs all over the country. View quote
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When I was four years old, my mother owned some tenements in the Bronx. View quote
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Since I was the solo artist as well as the writer for the songs, I figured I had enough credits on it already. View quote
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We're doing a workshop over the first two weeks of December, I believe, with Graciella Daniele directing it. View quote
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To put it in musician's terms, my chops are good. (Cy Coleman)

Cy Coleman

Cy Coleman - Image
Photo: Ccnotable, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Composer
Born: June 14, 1929
Died: November 18, 2004
Quotes count: 11

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