Ahmet Ertegun
Ahmet Ertegun
Ahmet Ertegun; July 31 1923 – December 14, 2006) was a Turkish-American businessman, songwriter and philanthropist...
NationalityTurkish
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryTurkey
grew
If anybody asks me where I'm from, my first inclination is to say, 'Washington,' because that's where I grew up meaningfully.
although america began bit discover enemies europe grew immediate muslim people regarded senseless situation turks victims within
As I grew up, I began to discover a little bit about the situation of black people in America and experienced an immediate empathy with the victims of such senseless discrimination. Because although the Turks were never slaves, they were regarded as enemies within Europe because of their Muslim beliefs.
people eric west
There are still many great surviving talents: Stevie Winwood. Another great talent is Stevie Wonder. Another one is Eric Clapton. Another one is Phil Collins. Eminem, Kanye West I like all those people.
voice should-have singers
A singer's biographical film should have their music and their voice.
writing thinking six
The songwriters whom we think of being the greatest songwriters usually write one hit and six or seven flops.
song writing matter
Whenever a songwriter writes a big hit, then the next 20 songs they write - no matter how bad they are - get recorded.
people singing black
People like Clyde McPhatter who came out of the black churches - like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin - were all church singers who became great pop singers because gospel singing is very close to the blues.
powerful father men
My father believed very strongly in Ataturk. Ataturk was a very powerful man and a man of great vision.
religious father cutting
My father was a very religious person. And he prayed five times a day. And he did that throughout his relationship with Ataturk - at a time when it was very brave to do because Ataturk was cutting off the heads of the imams. And people thought that that was foolhardy of my father.
country islamic turkeys
The main thing is that Ataturk saw the desperate condition of the countries that had not had an industrial revolution. Ataturk saw where history was going. He really did in Turkey what we are all hoping somebody will do in [Islamic] countries where fundamentalists thrive, that they get somebody today that has the vision that Ataturk had in 1915.
wine doctors years
I used to drink a bottle of vodka a day, every day, for about 40 years and it never occurred to me it'd kill me. If I'd have continued it might have killed me. My doctor said I should stick to wine.
greatness african-american littles
I did a little bit to raise the dignity and recognition of the greatness of African-American music.
blood bad-blood kurds
There's been so much bad blood between the Kurds and the Turks.
groups drifters all-time
The all-time greatest Atlantic group - The Drifters