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Randy Newman
American
Comedian
Born:
Nov 28
,
1943
About
Always
Like
People
Think
You
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Thank God for the potholes on memory lane.
Randy Newman
God
Memory
Thank God
Potholes
Thank
Lane
I once had dinner with Madonna and I wasn't nervous but within about a minute I found myself talking about underwear.
Randy Newman
Myself
Dinner
Nervous
Once
Madonna
Minute
About
Had
Talking
Within
Underwear
Found
I think the tax cut is ridiculous but so am I.
Randy Newman
Think
Am
Tax
Tax Cut
Cut
Ridiculous
I am not overlooking any mail. I'm looking at all of it. I even wrote back to the Viagra people.
Randy Newman
People
Looking
Back
Mail
Wrote
Am
Overlooking
Any
Viagra
Even
I like the idea of taking a true classic written by a true genius and destroying it essentially! I like the idea of bringing it down to earth a bit - and even a bit lower than that.
Randy Newman
Genius
Down
Earth
Bit
Destroying
Classic
Written
Taking
True
Idea
Like
True Genius
Than
Essentially
Lower
Down To Earth
Even
Bringing
I started recording because I was always complaining about the records that I was getting of my songs. At least if I did them and messed them up, I wouldn't have anyone else to blame.
Randy Newman
Blame
Complaining
Recording
Else
About
Records
Songs
Messed
Because
Always
Least
Up
Did
Getting
Anyone
Anyone Else
Them
Started
Stay away from drugs. They're not worth it. I've tried, but there's none of them that's worth it.
Randy Newman
Worth
Not Worth It
Worth It
Tried
Stay
None
Them
Away
Learn about the world, the way it works, any kind of science and anthropology, it's really an interesting place we live in. Evolution is a really fantastic idea, even more than the idea of God I think.
Randy Newman
God
Science
World
Live
Think
Way
Evolution
Kind
About
More
Idea
Learn
Anthropology
Than
Any
Place
Interesting
Fantastic
Interesting Place
Really
Works
Even
My music has a high irritation factor. I've always tried to say something. Eccentric lyrics about eccentric people. Often it was a joke. But I would plead guilty on the grounds that I prefer eccentricity to the bland.
Randy Newman
Music
People
Joke
Plead
Lyrics
Say
Guilty
High
Would
Tried
About
Eccentric
Eccentricity
Something
Bland
Factor
Always
Often
Irritation
Prefer
Grounds
I don't remember ever having writer's block. If I sit in there for four hours, I'll usually have something.
Randy Newman
Remember
Sit
Something
Having
Writer
Hours
Block
Ever
Four
What I'm most pleased about is that there's no particular decline. The songs I wrote 40 years ago are no worse and no better - there's a consistency.
Randy Newman
Better
Consistency
Pleased
Worse
About
Songs
Particular
Most
Wrote
Years
Years Ago
Decline
Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
Randy Newman
Write
Stuff
Mostly
Personal
Personal Stuff
I've worked with a band, and it's nice to have someone to travel around with, but I didn't like it as well on stage.
Randy Newman
Travel
Band
Stage
Nice
Someone
Like
Well
Around
Worked
It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.
Randy Newman
Funny
Music
You
People
Mind
Funny People
About
Open
Open Mind
Get
Should
Thing
Last
I like Public Enemy a great deal.
Randy Newman
Great
Enemy
Great Deal
Like
Deal
Public
I've always had a lot of respect from the people I respected.
Randy Newman
Respect
People
Respected
Had
Always
Lot
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