Randy Newman
Randy Newman
Randall Stuart "Randy" Newmanis an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his distinctive voice, mordantpop songs, and for film scores...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth28 November 1943
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Randy Newman quotes about
attendance wish
Attendance is not where we wish it would be.
kids wonderful
I think this is wonderful to get all the kids involved.
branch chances giving humiliated music thank
I don't want your pity. I want to thank first of all the music branch for giving me so many chances to be humiliated over the years.
lost louisiana people
Some people got lost in the flood, some people got away alright. ... Louisiana 1927
crippled jackson maybe point squirrel written
Jackson Browne is underrated, at this point in his career. He has written consistently well his whole career. Maybe because he is always doing things for the Crippled Squirrel Foundation, things like that.
battle breaking broadway difficult dragon gives guess heart opposed prefer score trying work
I've opted to work in the Broadway field, as opposed to breaking my heart trying to score films, which is such a damnably difficult thing to do. I guess it's just the dragon I prefer to slay, the one that gives me the most satisfaction to do battle with.
finished
You'll be working all day and you'll have finished 12 seconds, but you get into it and you try not to look up.
money raised taylor
We've raised the most money we've ever raised in Taylor County.
american-comedian worried
If we'd had another carefree 70's, I'd have been dead. It was a little too carefree, you know? I don't know how carefree they were for me, I think I was worried then, I can't remember what about.
motivation nice writing
If getting on the radio was a major motivation, I'd be one of the worst writers of all time. I admire people who do it, and I think it's a nice way to work, but I try to do the best I can and write what I like. I don't worry about it.
everyday might shows
But if you're doing something, show up everyday, and something good might happen - it's not going to happen if you don't show up.
different sometimes turns
I've often written about places that are totally different from anything I know. Sometimes they turn out better.
want break music-business
Who would want to break into [the music business]? It's like a bank that's already been robbed.
sleep simple trying
You know, they say you can reduce genius to someone who spent 10,000 hours trying to get good at something. I'm not claiming either one of those. I haven't done anything for 10,000 hours but sleep. But you do stuff enough, you get better at it. Usually it's a simple thing like that. Essentially, a brainless endeavor.