I'm afraid I talk a lot, too much, perhaps. I should have been a lawyer or a college professor or a windy politician, though I'm glad I am not any of these.

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Technically, I've been retired for some time now. All I ever do is occasionally write...

Technically, I've been retired for some time now. All I ever do is occasionally write...

I ended up performing on a full time basis and I never got to Julliard...

I ended up performing on a full time basis and I never got to Julliard...

I met my wife in Washington, D.C. I was a senior in college. WW II...

I met my wife in Washington, D.C. I was a senior in college. WW II...

I was asked by a group to write a song on the theme of brotherhood....

I was asked by a group to write a song on the theme of brotherhood....

When I was in Philadelphia during the Depression in 1930 or '31, I got a...

When I was in Philadelphia during the Depression in 1930 or '31, I got a...

When people ask me what I do, strangers on a plane, perhaps, I tell them...

When people ask me what I do, strangers on a plane, perhaps, I tell them...

Things are forgotten and then perhaps picked up again, if we're lucky, it lasts... if...

Things are forgotten and then perhaps picked up again, if we're lucky, it lasts... if...

I wrote the Brotherhood song for no money out of my deep feelings about humanity,...

I wrote the Brotherhood song for no money out of my deep feelings about humanity,...

A characteristic of older folksongs, in most cases, is that we don't know their composers...

A characteristic of older folksongs, in most cases, is that we don't know their composers...

They say poets write mostly for themselves; if anyone else likes it, well and good,...

They say poets write mostly for themselves; if anyone else likes it, well and good,...

I obtained a job at the Library of Congress. I loved books, so I felt...

I obtained a job at the Library of Congress. I loved books, so I felt...

I taught myself to drive. I hope that the child in me never dies.

I taught myself to drive. I hope that the child in me never dies.

Just this morning, out of a large memory for songs, and having been obsessed by...

Just this morning, out of a large memory for songs, and having been obsessed by...

Most performers don't admit this, because it sounds negative and performers are not supposed to...

Most performers don't admit this, because it sounds negative and performers are not supposed to...

For hundreds of years people have talked about artists having inspiration, but often, some persons...

For hundreds of years people have talked about artists having inspiration, but often, some persons...

I published, privately, a collection of my serious poetry I had written over the years....

I published, privately, a collection of my serious poetry I had written over the years....

When I became more involved in music, I had to give up some of my...

When I became more involved in music, I had to give up some of my...

When I listen to music today, it is about 99 percent classical. I rarely even...

When I listen to music today, it is about 99 percent classical. I rarely even...

I have a great interest in a number of things, perhaps too many. I admire...

I have a great interest in a number of things, perhaps too many. I admire...

Music was around in my family in two ways. My mother would occasionally sing to...

Music was around in my family in two ways. My mother would occasionally sing to...