David Amram Quotes

A collection of quotes by David Amram.

David Amram is an American composer, conductor, and musician. Born on November 17, 1930, in Pennsylvania, Amram is renowned for his eclectic style that blends jazz, classical, folk, and world music. He has composed over 100 orchestral and chamber works, including the soundtrack for the iconic film "The Manchurian Candidate." Amram has collaborated with numerous influential artists like Dizzy Gillespie, Langston Hughes, and Jack Kerouac, becoming a pivotal figure of the Beat Generation. A lifelong dedication to music has made Amram a revered figure in the realm of American contemporary composition.

Lawrence Ferlinghetti had a tremendous education as an artis

Lawrence Ferlinghetti had a tremendous education as an artist and also an enormous knowledge of literarture.

Knowledge

We had common interests in the beauty of the French language

We had common interests in the beauty of the French language. We both had a tremendous love of jazz. We shared dreams of getting married and having a family, living in the country, leading an idyllic life.

Beauty

Nothingever happened on this globe, for good, at which some

Nothingever happened on this globe, for good, at which some people did not have their fill of laughter in the onset; and knowing that such as these would be blind anyway, he thought it quite as well that they should wrinkle up their eyes in grins, as have a malady in the less attractive forms.

Charles Dickens

Dad

That is what I did with Jack, and that's why he liked to do

That is what I did with Jack, and that's why he liked to do the readings with me because he knew I was there for him, and for our ability to blend the poetry and the music.

Poetry