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I found that jazz musicians, possibly more than their classical counterparts, wear long-standing friendships easily and gracefully.

~Andre Previn

Topics: Classical Counterparts Easily Found Friendships Gracefully Jazz Jazz Musicians Long-Standing More Musicians Possibly Than Wear

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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.

~Andre Previn

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I don't even have a cell phone. I don't know how they work.

~Andre Previn

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At MGM, you knew you were going to be working next year; you knew you were going to get paid. But I was too ambitious musically to settle for it. And I wanted to gamble with whatever talent I might have had.

~Andre Previn

Topics: Ambitious Gamble Get Going Had Knew Might Musically Next Next Year Paid Settle Talent Too Wanted Were Whatever Working Year You Mgm

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When you're working with music that is invariably better than you are, it's difficult to become swell-headed.

~Andre Previn

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John Williams is, without question, talented. He writes very good scores and very good melodies and all that.

~Andre Previn

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I run around so much that I finally reasoned that composing is the one musical endeavour which you can do anywhere, anytime.

~Andre Previn

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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.

~Andre Previn

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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.

~Andre Previn

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Musician

Born: April 6th, 1929

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