Ahmet Ertegun Quotes

Ahmet Ertegun
Ahmet Ertegun
Turkish Businessman
America First Music People Think You
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Rock n' roll really belongs to all America. It really doesn't belong to one city. Ahmet Ertegun
City Rock Rock-N-Roll America Roll Really Belong Belongs
My father was in Ataturk's closest group. They lived together during the War of Liberation in Turkey. Ahmet Ertegun
War Together Father Group Liberation Closest Turkey Lived
Fifty years from now, people will still be listening to Led Zeppelin. They won't even remember me. Ahmet Ertegun
Me People Remember Listening Will Remember Me Still Years Led Led Zeppelin Fifty Even Now Zeppelin
Soul lyrics, soul music came at about the same time as the civil rights movement, and it's very possible that one influenced the other. Ahmet Ertegun
Music Time Soul Rights Other Lyrics Possible Rights Movement Civil Civil Rights Civil Rights Movement About Soul Music Came Very Same Same Time Movement Influenced
It is very important that the world know that there have been 500 years of peaceful coexistence in Turkey between the Jews and Moslems. Ahmet Ertegun
World Important Jews Between Know Been Years Very Turkey Peaceful Coexistence
Everyone felt like they knew Ray Charles and in a way they did, because he was embodied by his music. Ahmet Ertegun
Music Everyone Way Embodied Charles He Knew Ray Ray Charles Like Because Felt His Did
When I first heard Ray Charles, he was a flop artist on a small label in California. He hadn't sold any records. And I bought his contract for $2,500. Ahmet Ertegun
First Sold Charles Small Records He Bought Ray Ray Charles California His Heard Contract Label Any Artist Flop
My first wife was a theater person. Ahmet Ertegun
Wife First Person Theater
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 is swinging... you know you have a multimillion-seller hit - and what you're working on suddenly has magic. Ahmet Ertegun
You Singing Before Down Starts Run Magic Through Studio Know Singer Track Go Been Hit Working Even Suddenly Swinging
If anybody asks me where I'm from, my first inclination is to say, 'Washington,' because that's where I grew up meaningfully. Ahmet Ertegun
Me First Say Because Up Anybody Where Grew Ask Meaningfully Inclination Washington
You know what I'd really like to do? I'd like to record some white Chicago jazz. Ahmet Ertegun
You White Jazz Record Some Like Know Chicago Really
Jesse Stone did more to develop the basic rock-and-roll sound than anybody else. Ahmet Ertegun
Else More Develop Sound Than Did Stone Anybody Anybody Else Basic
I came close to signing Elvis Presley. I offered $25,000 for his contract and they asked for $45,000 and I just didn't have the other $20,000. Ahmet Ertegun
Other Elvis Elvis Presley Signing Came His Contract Close Offered Just Asked

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