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Sometimes what I'm writing is more important to me than the rest of my life. It's more important to me that I'm writing well than anything else.

Randy Newman

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Randy Newman
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 28
Composer
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Singer-Songwriter
LA
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Randall Stuart Newman
Randall S. Newman
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If getting on the radio was a major motivation, I'd be one of the worst writers of all time. I admire people who do it, and I think it's a nice way to work, but I try to do the best I can and write what I like. I don't worry about it.
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I've always had a lot of respect from the people I respected.
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I'm dreaming of a white president. Just like the ones we've always had. A real live white man. Who knows the score, how to handle money or start a war. Wouldn't even have to tell me what we were fighting for. He'd be the right man, if he were a white man.
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Who would want to break into [the music business]? It's like a bank that's already been robbed.
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I am half a man, holy Jesus, what a drag.
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I hate having to wait. I've got the thing done. I just want to see what happens.
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