I do not mind having written the song at all. I just wish that I had written it in a different key, as the high d is hard to play. I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people.
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For me, anyhow, there's something kinda special about the Quartet in one sense the music is very organised and yet in another sense it's very loose.Chuck Mangione
I remember, when I grew up, going to dances was just a lot of fun. But when people get together now, music is the first thing that happens.
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Not compromising the music, but there is a way, by just showing the people that you're sincere and honest with what you're doing, and by talking to them.
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We'll be performing songs I couldn't get out of town without playing, as well as stuff you've never heard before. It's music that will make people happy.
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Melody is an important part of all the music I've written. I think that's why it has been so successful. It's music that sticks in your head.
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I tend to not want to put labels or categories on the music, only because people come with preconceived ideas about what they're going to hear, or won't come for this reason.
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