Quotes from Hoagy Carmichael

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

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

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

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

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

In Hollywood, the rainbow hits the ground for composers.

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

Slow motion gets you there faster.

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.

I need someone to love me,Need somebody to carry me home to San FranciscoAnd bury my body there.

Ragtime was my lullaby.