See, I never wrote arrangements for the band for Judy Garland; I did strictly special material, special lyrics, put together all of her medleys. Mel Torme Read Quote
As Buddy Rich, for instance, broke into the business at the age of three, I think it was, on drums, so indeed did I break into the business at the age of four as a singer. Mel Torme Read Quote
There isn’t a dearth of it, but I will confess that it’s harder for me to find songs on which I’m willing to invest anything from ten to fifteen hours writing an arrangement than it was in times past. Mel Torme Read Quote
I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America. Mel Torme Read Quote
As regards my feelings about drummers – there’s Buddy Rich, and then there’s everybody else. Mel Torme Read Quote
I hadn’t been a recording artist all that long when albums came on the scene, and I was one of the first singers to point the way to how varied an album’s contents could be. Mel Torme Read Quote
Right now, my career is in three directions: as a performer, as an arranger, as an author – and I don’t give any one of them true precedent, or true top marks, as opposed to the other two. Mel Torme Read Quote
Whenever I did a good performance, my Dad and my uncles, who were rabid movie fans, took me to the movies. There began my underlying love affair with film. Mel Torme Read Quote
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. Mel Torme Read Quote
Because Chicago was to radio what Hollywood was to films and Broadway was to the theatre: it was the hub of radio. Mel Torme Read Quote
