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Stephen Sondheim Quotes

One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music.
Stephen Sondheim

Biography

Author Profession: Composer
Nationality: American
Born: March 22, 1930

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Nice is different than good.
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Gotta watch out for directors.
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Everyone I used to play with has either given up or is dead.
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I would have been a geologist.
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So many good songs get written fast, because you know exactly what has to work.
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I don't listen to recordings of my songs. I don't avoid it, I just don't go out of my way to do it.
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Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.
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Background, Between, Difference, Fade, Into, Live, Lyrics, Music, Page, Poetry, Set, Sort, Stage

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Background, Between, Difference, Fade, Into, Live, Music, Page, Poetry, Set, Sort, Stage