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Benny Green

"Prior to that, I had associated this music with older people, like my father."

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"Prior to that, I had associated this music with older people, like my father."

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"This land is your land and this land is my land, sure, but the world is run by those that never listen to music anyway."

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"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."

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"I knew the words to 25 rock songs, so I got in the group. Long Tall Sally and Tutti-Frutti, that got me in. That was my audition."

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"Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music."

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"It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard "Heartbreak Hotel" I thought, this is it."

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"I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, 'cuz I like noise."

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"A hundred years ago, of course, the question that the German Composers' Co-operative asked itself sounded a lot more fundamental: How do you create a fair share for those who ensure that works can actually be performed at all?"

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"The first time we performed as a duo, we had already been playing together in various situations."
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"Any time I need to get a serious attitude adjustment, I put on one of their records, and there are examples there for all time to keep us honest and keep us reaching; they'll never be eclipsed."
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"Just to have that sense of family, it gives you something that you know you need to take care of for the rest of your life. People gave it to him, and he passed it on to us."
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"I have similar feelings, actually. The intimacy of a club: you can see the people, you can almost feel them; you can't beat that. People will say things, and shout out, it's almost like they're up on the bandstand with you."
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