Howard Dietz

Howard Dietz
Howard Dietzwas an American publicist, lyricist, and librettist...
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth8 September 1896
giving jersey glue
New Jersey gives us glue.
work proud done
I was proud to work with the great Gershwin, and I would have done it for nothing, which I did.
love-is self-love way
I'll go my way by myself, love is only a dance.
gone
Time hurries by, we're here and gone.
entertainment world stage
The world is a stage, the stage is a world of entertainment.
country months
A day away from Tallulah is like a month in the country.
art sake
Art for art's sake. [Lat., Ars gratia artis.]
fashion men should-have
I guess I'll have to change my plan I should have realized there'd be another man Why did I buy those blue pyjamas Before the big affair began? I guess I'll have to change my plan.
girl found lost
I've lost the one girl I found.
death goodbye kissing
Before I go to meet my Maker, I want to use the salt left in my shaker. I want to find out if it's true The Blue Danube is really blue, Before I kiss the world goodbye.
inspirational music thinking
Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.