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But life is tough and if you're creative, it's tougher.

~Bobby Short

Topics: Creative Life Tough Tougher You

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Even in today's opera world, the position of the black tenor is problematic.

~Bobby Short

Topics: Black Even Opera Position Problematic Tenor Today World

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I was very young at the time, and I mainly appreciated their vocal qualities, even though I was already living as they did - as black performers in a white world.

~Bobby Short

Topics: Appreciated Black Did Even Living Mainly Performers Qualities Though Time Very Vocal White World Young

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If you try to do that in pop music - to play only rare show tunes, for example - people don't come.

~Bobby Short

Topics: Come Example For Example Music Only People Play Pop Pop Music Rare Show Try Tunes You

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Once in a while, I try to sneak in something less known anyway.

~Bobby Short

Topics: Anyway Known Less Once Sneak Something Try While

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: September 15th, 1924

Died: March 21st, 2005

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