American - Businessman | December 20, 1934 -
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
FatherMusicTalentParentsMeRose
My father was so much more than an accomplished businessman.
FatherMoreBusinessmanAccomplished
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.
PoetryHotelBackDownParisHead
I see only adaptations - not revolutions.
SeeI SeeOnlyRevolutions
I personally do not write highbrow music. If I do, it's by accident.
MusicWriteAccidentPersonally
If you have more money than you need, you have to give it away. It's a duty. I get to choose whom to sponsor, and I like to give to the areas that I know something about.
MoneyYouChooseKnowDutyNeed
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.
BusinessMusicStyleI AmI Can
I just have to take my chances like any other composer.
ChanceTakeChancesJustLikeOther
I've had every advantage in the world, despite the 18 years of silence which were nobody's fault but mine.
SilenceWorldNobodyYearsFault
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