George Gershwin

Composer

1898-09-26

Quotes by George Gershwin

• I want to say at once that I frankly believe that Irving Berlin is the greatest songwriter that has ever lived.... His songs are exquisite cameos of perfection, and each one of them is as beautiful as its neighbor. Irving Berlin remains, I think, America's Schubert.

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• It took me three weeks to write the 'Rhapsody in Blue.' I had always wanted to write something blue and Paul Whiteman inspired.

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• I got rhythm, I got music, I got my man, who could ask for anything more?

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