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Writing Music Is Not So Much Inspiration As Hard Work.

My People Are Americans. My Time Is Today.

Jazz I Regard As An American Folk Music; Not The Only One, But A Very Powerful One Which Is Probably In The Blood And Feeling Of The American People More Than Any Other Style Of Folk Music.

What The Hell Do You Want To Work For Somebody Else For? Work For Yourself!

Out Of My Entire Annual Output Of Songs, Perhaps Two, Or At The Most Three, Came As A Result Of Inspiration. We Can Never Rely On Inspiration. When We Most Want It, It Does Not Come.