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I don't know why this concept of what is hip became so important to me.

From Paul Shaffer

Life is nutty; anything can happen.

From Paul Shaffer

Writing never had the immediate gratification I was looking for.

From Paul Shaffer

I want to learn to sight-read music. And to play the bass pedals on the organ. Those are my only ambitions.

From Paul Shaffer

You've got to be a really straight man to write a song like 'It's Raining Men.'

From Paul Shaffer

I actually met Deadmau5 for the first time on the red carpet in Hollywood for the Grammys. I was there with my daughter, and he introduced himself to me. He said, 'Hey, I'm from Toronto.' I had a little conversation with him, and then I realized I'm talking to a guy with a giant mouse head.

From Paul Shaffer

When Marty Short and I get together, I sit down at the piano and play the score of 'Godspell.'

From Paul Shaffer

I lived at the Gramercy Park Hotel for about 10 years. It was terrific. It was a pleasantly run-down hotel of the '70s and '80s with a mix of older, rent-controlled apartment dwellers, Europeans and new wave and punk bands. The room service was great, the hamburger was terrific, and they had a doctor who made house calls.

From Paul Shaffer

As far as favorite 'overall package' record of all time, I'd have to say 'My Girl' by The Temptations. I like everything about it, not only the composition - but the arrangement, the production, the lead vocals, the background vocals, the horns, the strings. That one I listen to over and over again.

From Paul Shaffer

I still talk incessantly about 'SCTV,' and I say, 'Screw the kids!'

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