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David Friedman quotes

American Musician March 10, 1944

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I've written several deeply personal songs this year, which I really love. Some of them came out of intense sadness. This has been an extremely difficult year for me. David Friedman
I'm not totally altruistic. I've always had great career ambitions. But it has to come out in an organic way. If you push yourself out beyond where you are supposed to be, there's this pressure. David Friedman
I have a musical called Goodbye and Good Luck, based on a Grace Paley short story. I also have King Island Christmas, and there are 20 different productions of it this year. David Friedman
In the music industry, we value large success. I realized that while I would like that, that it's not what my writing is about. And if I start making it about that, it becomes impure. David Friedman
David Friedman quote: "As time goes by, I realize that I do trust the wind. And I..."
As time goes by, I realize that I do trust the wind. And I often write my songs for myself. David Friedman
I may not be the most famous songwriter in the world, but you know a David Friedman song when you hear it. It took me a long time to appreciate that. David Friedman
I know a lot of people who have tremendous commercial success and they go directly for it. There's something that has always been difficult about that for me. David Friedman
Corn ethanol can help in the short term, but it has serious limitations, and none of this is going to work if we don't dramatically improve the efficiency of our cars and trucks. David Friedman
David Friedman quote: "I think of my songs as there to be something to move people..."
I think of my songs as there to be something to move people emotionally. David Friedman
I've been doing a lot of studying singing, and I'm thinking of recording an album containing all my old war horses and putting out a songbook at the same time. David Friedman
David Friedman quote: "I publish my own music. I'm creating my own songbook. It works..."
I publish my own music. I'm creating my own songbook. It works that way for me; I'm very independent. David Friedman
David Friedman quote: "My first career was as a coach and a teacher."
My first career was as a coach and a teacher. David Friedman
David Friedman quote: "As a person, I'm not that hopeful, but somehow the hopeful..."
As a person, I'm not that hopeful, but somehow the hopeful part of me reveals itself through my songs. David Friedman
I don't like to produce albums. I hate producing albums, as a matter of fact, because I'm an obsessed mixer and I can't leave it alone. David Friedman
For Hunchback, we needed this live, gigantic choir. So we went to London and said, This is Disney! I need singers who can sing high D's, hold them for 18 seconds, and do it 60 times! David Friedman

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