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Gordon Getty quotes

American Businessman December 20, 1934

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Gordon Getty quote: "I don't think events in your life affect your music."
I don't think events in your life affect your music. Gordon Getty
Gordon Getty quote: "Nicolette, Kendalle, and Alexandra are my children. Their..."
Nicolette, Kendalle, and Alexandra are my children. Their mother, Cynthia Beck, and I, love them very much. Gordon Getty
I've managed to dodge the curse. Not all my family have. Of course, music helped me - music is all about civilization, about something worthwhile. It's all about ideas. Gordon Getty
Gordon Getty quote: "The Getty family has been fully supportive throughout this..."
The Getty family has been fully supportive throughout this situation, and for that, I am very grateful. Gordon Getty
Both parents were very encouraging - especially my father. My father thought the sun rose and set with me. Neither one had a musical background or any musical talent. They liked classical music, but neither could carry a tune. Gordon Getty
There is no change - I'm as deep or as shallow as I ever was. What's new is on-the-job experience. This is what you gain with years. Gordon Getty
It's true that I tend to daydream. I'm the same person in business as I am in music: I can be distracted and absentminded. It's my style. Gordon Getty
I feel that I belong to the 19th century. Some composers' music is very topical. It almost says, 'This is about what I read in newspapers yesterday.' Not mine. Gordon Getty
I do not think that music keeps evolving. It evolved through Bach; since then, in my humble opinion, all the innovations added nothing. Gordon Getty
Gordon Getty quote: "I personally do not write highbrow music. If I do, it's by..."
I personally do not write highbrow music. If I do, it's by accident. Gordon Getty
Gordon Getty quote: "My music is all about an idealistic human personality. I have..."
My music is all about an idealistic human personality. I have 19th-century ideals. Gordon Getty
When my opera Plump Jack was performed in 1989, my first piano teacher sent me something that I'd composed when I was four. I remember I played it, and it still sounded like me. I'm the same composer I was then. Gordon Getty
Gordon Getty quote: "Either your understanding of the meaning of music is there..."
Either your understanding of the meaning of music is there from the beginning or it is not. Gordon Getty
Gordon Getty quote: "I've had every advantage in the world, despite the 18 years of..."
I've had every advantage in the world, despite the 18 years of silence which were nobody's fault but mine. Gordon Getty
I was in Paris at an English-language bookstore. I picked up a volume of Dickinson's poetry. I came back to my hotel, read 2,000 of her poems and immediately began composing in my head. I wrote down the melodies even before I got to a piano. Gordon Getty

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