Eubie Blake Professions : Composer Born : February 7, 1887 Died : February 12, 1983 Browse All Authors Top 9 quotes by Eubie Blake Never trust anyone who wants what you've got. Friend or no, envy is an overwhelming emotion. Eubie Blake envy trust want Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind - listen to the birds. And don't hate nobody. Eubie Blake grateful good-luck hate The people wanted to believe that the Negroes couldn't learn to read music but had a natural talent for it. So we never played with no music. I'd get all the latest Broadway music from the publisher, and we'd learn the tunes and rehearse them until we had them all down pat- never made no mistakes. All the high-tone, big-time folks would say, isn't it wonderful how these untrained, primitive musicians can pick up all the latest songs instantly without being able to read music? Eubie Blake mistake song believe I don't have any bad habits. They might be bad habits for other people, but they're all right for me. Eubie Blake habit might people I wouldn't bet on a horse unless he came up to my house and told me to himself. Eubie Blake gambling horse house All the high-tone, big-time folks would say, 'Isn't it wonderful how these untrained, primitive musicians can pick up all the latest songs instantly without being able to read music? Eubie Blake musician able song Be grateful for luck. Eubie Blake be-grateful grateful luck I don't have any bad habbits. They might be bad habits for other people, but they're all right for me. Eubie Blake bad me bad-habits people If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself. Eubie Blake better myself care long Similar Authors Igor Stravinsky composer Irving Berlin composer Brian Ferneyhough composer Bryce Dessner composer Bradley Joseph composer Boudleaux Bryant composer All Authors
