39 Quotes by Mel Torme

I would be a liar if I said it wouldn't be lovely and soothing - that's the word - to have a hit single or a hit album.

As regards my feelings about drummers - there's Buddy Rich, and then there's everybody else.

But, in fairness to them, too, the popular song per se is really a pretty shallow medium to perform in.

Buddy Rich is one of a kind; he's a genius, and that's all there is to it.

Because Chicago was to radio what Hollywood was to films and Broadway was to the theatre: it was the hub of radio.

My initial career, really, as a baby, was as a singer.

I didn't really have an act per se - a theatrical performance, as opposed to just: here I am, folks, and you're all supposed to be dead quiet while I sing eight or nine songs, then get off the stage.

It may sound a bit like an army barracks, but the truth of the matter is: there must be some time laid aside for arranging, time for working on either a book or an article - I've written two articles in the last four months for the New York Times book review section.

So I'm sorry, I'm going to continue to talk to the people, because I do believe that if they get to know you and what you are as a human being, they can more appreciate what you are as a performer.