Randy Newman Quotes

If we`d had another carefree 70`s, I`d have been dead. It was a little too carefree, you know? I don`t know how carefree they were for me, I think I was worried then, I can`t remember what about.

Learn about the world, the way it works, any kind of science and anthropology, it`s really an interesting place we live in. Evolution is a really fantastic idea, even more than the idea of God I think.

I like the idea of taking a true classic written by a true genius and destroying it essentially! I like the idea of bringing it down to earth a bit - and even a bit lower than that.

When people start knocking those bands, those bands that sing all that harmony, it`s hard, I can`t do it. Course, there`s only one of me.

I think the tax cut is ridiculous but so am I.

I started recording because I was always complaining about the records that I was getting of my songs. At least if I did them and messed them up, I wouldn`t have anyone else to blame.

I am not overlooking any mail. I`m looking at all of it. I even wrote back to the Viagra people.

Stay away from drugs. They`re not worth it. I`ve tried, but there`s none of them that`s worth it.

I once had dinner with Madonna and I wasn`t nervous but within about a minute I found myself talking about underwear.