Cy Coleman

I decided during my teens that I wasn't going to have the life of a concert pianist, much to the chagrin of a lot of people who had put a lot of money into me! ↗

— Cy Coleman

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I have a bunch of albums I would love to get re-released. ↗

— Cy Coleman

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I used to perform all the time but I haven't performed in New York in a very long time. ↗

— Cy Coleman

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I'm lucky to be in a profession where you can keep getting better. ↗

— Cy Coleman

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I'm trying to get hold of them... the trouble is a lot of the companies that recorded and produced the albums went bust, so I don't know where to get the masters. ↗

— Cy Coleman

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My background was in performing originally. ↗

— Cy Coleman

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Since I was the solo artist as well as the writer for the songs, I figured I had enough credits on it already. ↗

— Cy Coleman

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So I went into jazz and performed in jazz clubs all over the country. ↗

— Cy Coleman

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Someone skipped on the rent and they left behind a huge upright piano, which got moved into our apartment so the other apartment could get rented out. I took to it and started playing. ↗

— Cy Coleman

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To put it in musician's terms, my chops are good. ↗

— Cy Coleman

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