I used to drink a bottle of vodka a day, every day, for about 40 years and it never occurred to me it'd kill me. If I'd have continued it might have killed me. My doctor said I should stick to wine.
It is a great life, this life of music. - Ahmet Ertegun
It is a great life, this life of music.
- Ahmet Ertegun
I've been in the studio when you go through a track and you run down a track and you know even before the singer starts singing, you know the track i… - Ahmet Ertegun
I've been in the studio when you go through a track and you run down a track and you know even before the singer starts singing, you know the track i…
My first wife was a theater person. - Ahmet Ertegun
My first wife was a theater person.
There are still many great surviving talents: Stevie Winwood. Another great talent is Stevie Wonder. Another one is Eric Clapton. Another one is Phil… - Ahmet Ertegun
There are still many great surviving talents: Stevie Winwood. Another great talent is Stevie Wonder. Another one is Eric Clapton. Another one is Phil…
Everyone felt like they knew Ray Charles and in a way they did, because he was embodied by his music. - Ahmet Ertegun
Everyone felt like they knew Ray Charles and in a way they did, because he was embodied by his music.
People like Clyde McPhatter who came out of the black churches - like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin - were all church singers who became great pop si… - Ahmet Ertegun
People like Clyde McPhatter who came out of the black churches - like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin - were all church singers who became great pop si…
My father was a very religious person. And he prayed five times a day. And he did that throughout his relationship with Ataturk - at a time when it w… - Ahmet Ertegun
My father was a very religious person. And he prayed five times a day. And he did that throughout his relationship with Ataturk - at a time when it w…
The songwriters whom we think of being the greatest songwriters usually write one hit and six or seven flops. - Ahmet Ertegun
The songwriters whom we think of being the greatest songwriters usually write one hit and six or seven flops.
I used to drink a bottle of vodka a day, every day, for about 40 years and it never occurred to me it'd kill me. If I'd have continued it might have … - Ahmet Ertegun
I used to drink a bottle of vodka a day, every day, for about 40 years and it never occurred to me it'd kill me. If I'd have continued it might have …
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