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Tom Glazer
American Musician
Born: Sep 2, 1914
Died: Feb 21, 2003
Because College Me Music People Song
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As I grew up, I was interested in other areas, too, especially literature. It became a major love of mine. Later, it became a difficult choice for me as to whether to major in music or literature. It wasn't until my 30s that I began a profession in music. Tom Glazer
Love Music Me Difficult Too Other Later Mine Area Major Until Became Began Up Grew Whether Literature Interested Choice Profession
For hundreds of years people have talked about artists having inspiration, but often, some persons would say, write us a symphony or write us a song, on commission. The artists would come up with a masterpiece without waiting to have their muse inspire them. Tom Glazer
Waiting People Song Inspire Symphony Hundreds Say Hundreds Of Years Would Some About Having Inspiration Write Come Talked Masterpiece Without Years Up Commission Often Artists Them Persons Us Muse
I ended up performing on a full time basis and I never got to Julliard at all. Tom Glazer
Time Never Performing Got Up Ended Full Full-Time Basis
I have a great interest in a number of things, perhaps too many. I admire people who seem to concentrate on only one fixed discipline to the exclusion of almost everything else. Tom Glazer
Great People Discipline Too Else Everything Everything Else Admire Seem Only Almost Almost Everything Exclusion Concentrate Perhaps Fixed Interest Who Many Things Number
I met my wife in Washington, D.C. I was a senior in college. WW II was about to descend upon us. Jobs were starting to open up after a prolonged depression. Tom Glazer
Depression Wife College Met Prolonged Jobs About Open Were Up Senior After Us Descend Washington Starting
I published, privately, a collection of my serious poetry I had written over the years. I only published 50 copies, which I gave to friends, in a special deluxe edition. It was ridiculously expensive but I'm glad that I did it. Tom Glazer
Gave Collection Only Poetry Glad Had Written Over Edition Years Friends Privately Did Expensive Which Special Serious Ridiculously Published Copies
I started my career at the top and have been working my way downwards ever since. Tom Glazer
Top Way Since Been Working Ever Started Career
I taught myself to drive. I hope that the child in me never dies. Tom Glazer
Hope Myself Me Drive Never Child Dies Taught
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. Tom Glazer
Legal Too Much College Lawyer Politician Too Though College Professor Windy Glad Perhaps Talk Am Been Lot Any Afraid Much Should Professor
Just this morning, out of a large memory for songs, and having been obsessed by them since childhood, suddenly, at the age of 84, I thought of a song I hadn't thought of in over 50 years. It came into my head unbidden. Tom Glazer
Morning Age Memory Song Thought Out Having Songs Head Obsessed Over Since Came Been Years Childhood Just Them Large Suddenly
My Dad died during the flu epidemic in 1918 when I was 4 years old. He left a lot of classical recordings behind that I began listening to at an early age, so he must have been a music lover. Tom Glazer
Music Age Listening Old Flu Lover Music Lover Must Classical Recordings He Been Years Lot Left Began Died Behind Epidemic Dad Early Early Age
Technically, I've been retired for some time now. All I ever do is occasionally write songs for friends, such as one, for a friend who had just turned 80. I wrote a song for him called, The First 80 Years are The Hardest. Tom Glazer
Time Song Technically First Some Write Had Songs Retired Wrote Him Occasionally Been Years Friend Friends Just Turned Who Now Ever Hardest
When I was in Philadelphia during the Depression in 1930 or '31, I got a very sad job as a night watchman in a garage. The cars in the garage had been abandoned by their owners, since they had lost their jobs and couldn't keep up the payments. Tom Glazer
Sad Depression Car Job Lost Abandoned Jobs Had Since Got Been Up Very Owners Payments Garage Keep Night Philadelphia
When people ask me what I do, strangers on a plane, perhaps, I tell them that I think. Thinking is excellent exercise, as much as swimming or jogging. Tom Glazer
Me People Strangers Swimming Think Thinking Tell Jogging Excellent Perhaps Exercise Them Plane Ask Much
With sincere modesty, if there is such a thing, I have never thought of legacy at all. I am always grateful if people like what I have done. A legacy is something no one can forsee. Tom Glazer
Grateful People Thought Something Never No-One Sincere Like Always Am Legacy Done Modesty Such A Thing Thing

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