You might lose your spontaneity and, instead of composing first-rate Gershwin, end up with second rate Ravel.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Ira Gershwin, shame on him. I mean, some of the writing.
I'm a fan of Jerome Kern and Gershwin. That's my kind of music.
He's a world-famous name to people who care about his music, but there are many people who have never heard of George Gershwin and those numbers increase.
I don't want to work on a musical if I'm not the lyricist.
On my mental iPod, I always have Stravinsky and Ravel.
As far as songwriters, I've always been a fan of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, and George Gershwin; those guys mean a lot to me.
My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff.
I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter were writing music that I found wildly impressive.
I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer.
Not to dismiss Gershwin, but Gershwin is the chip; Ellington was the block.