Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Frederick Hamlischwas an American composer and conductor. Hamlisch was one of only twelve people to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. This collection of all four is referred to as an "EGOT". He is one of only two people to have won those four prizes and a Pulitzer Prize...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth2 June 1944
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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I would love to find other pop stars who would be willing to tour with our orchestra. One of the benefits of James Taylor was that he had orchestrations. Many stars do not. My wish list would be exceedingly long, and at the top of it would be Kenny G and Carly Simon. Of course, the cost of some of these artists might be prohibitive.
bill knew name
Bill Cosby, you name it, I never knew who would be there; but it was wonderful,
competition until
Up until then, I was just zooming along. At Julliard, there was real competition.
learned line listening punch seem
learned about listening to yourself. You know the punch line but it has to seem as if you're going to find it.
audience cast love wonderful
I love the idea that a whole new cast of characters, a whole new audience is going to see what we think is a very important and wonderful show.
special feels knows
You know, anyone who invites me to do something makes me feel special.
writing play piano
From the time I could play the piano, I remember trying to write tunes. They were in my head, and I would just sit down and start noodling. Next thing I knew, I had written a melody.
taken people desire
As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen.
underestimate audience
You mustn't underestimate an audience's intelligence.
training vocal
I never took any vocal training
jobs moon thinking
I think that when NASA works on a moon shot, they know too well that all of the people working on it must do their job at 110 percent. Sometimes they probably put in 18 hour days, but they're aiming for the moon, and that's what counts
song weather garbage
I can make a song up about anything: garbage, the weather, things in the news,
writing broadway berlin
I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter were writing music that I found wildly impressive.
thinking two people
Normally I can balance two or three things. The problem is when you're out of work and don't have anything to balance. I think people assume you're always busy. You go through dry spells.