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"People out there maybe know who Junior Parker is and some of those Sun Records blues guys."
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"People used what they called a telephone because they hated being close together and they were scared of being alone."

"Still and all, why bother? Here's my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone."

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"Since the big band started I'm just always swamped with movies and things. It certainly pays the bills and it's very satisfying, because I get to write all these big charts and all this crazy music."

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"Normally, you go into the recording studio, make a record and then take it on the road and you think... wow... I could have done THIS to it, or something."

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