Quotes by Otis Blackwell - Page 1

I'd hate to be a songwriter starting a career today.
Otis Blackwell / Songwriter
Careers
Hate
Starting Over
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When I started writing it was kind of hard getting people to do my stuff. They' say they couldn't do my style.
Otis Blackwell / Songwriter
People
Style
Writing
They Say
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I like this town, it's really great. They've put me in The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. This town is about music. It's about the kind of music I like.
Otis Blackwell / Songwriter
Fame
Kind
Nashville
Songwriters
Towns
Music Great Me
Hall
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When I was young, I just sat down and started playing Chopsticks at the piano. I got so far and then lost interest. Eventually, I regained it and started writing songs.
Otis Blackwell / Songwriter
Chopsticks
Lost
Piano
Sat
Song
Writing
Eventually
Regained
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I used to go down every year for the remembrance of Elvis' birthday. Memphis State College invited me to sit in the auditorium and speak to the people for one of those Elvis days.
Otis Blackwell / Songwriter
Birthday
Smile
College
Invited
Memphis
Redneck
Remembrance
Years
Me People Speak
Auditorium
Birthday Me People
Elvis
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I used to be with a publishing house called Roosevelt Music. A gentleman there told me he had seen Peggy Lee perform Fever in Las Vegas and I found out later she wanted to record it.
Otis Blackwell / Songwriter
Fever
Gentleman
Las Vegas
Publishing
Publishing House
Vegas
Perform
Lee
Peggy
Roosevelt
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I got behind that pencil and nothing happened for many years, but since they put me in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, I've turned around. I took a good look at myself and said, I think it's time to get back at work.
Otis Blackwell / Songwriter
Fame
Looks
Songwriters
Thinking
Years
Time Work Good
Work Time Good
Hall
Pencil
Turned
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There have been many times when I've been asked to appear and I'd say to myself, what am I going to talk about? Early on, when I did interviews, I'd tell everyone, Don't ask me about dates. I don't even remember what I did yesterday.
Otis Blackwell / Songwriter
Interviews
Remember
Yesterday
Myself Me Remember
Appear
Dates
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I'd hate to be a songwriter starting a career today...Al Stanton walked in one day and said, 'Otis, I've got an idea. Why don't you write a song called "All Shook Up"?' Two days later I brought the song in and said, 'Look, man, I did something with it.'
Otis Blackwell / Songwriter
Hate
Song
Writing
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I always figured it was best if I write my songs, take them to my publisher and just lay back. There used to be so many things going on - getting to the artist, getting to the publishers - you know, politics. I just didn't want to get mixed up in all of that.
Otis Blackwell / Songwriter
Artist
Song
Writing
Best Politics Always
Figured
Lay
Mixed
Publisher
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