As a singer, the biggest joy I have are the arrangements. Mel Torme arrangementbigjoy Change image and share on social
Talking money is crass; so I'm not going to tell you what I made last year. Mel Torme crassmakemoney Change image and share on social
I was a singer professionally when I was four years old, and I did not really begin to play any instrument - the first one, of course, was drums - till I was about nine years old. Mel Torme begindruminstrument Change image and share on social
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 arrangementconfessdearth Change image and share on social
I would be a liar if I said it wouldn't be lovely and soothing - that's the word - to have a hit single or a hit album. Mel Torme albumhitliar Change image and share on social
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 agebreakbuddy Change image and share on social
Because Chicago was to radio what Hollywood was to films and Broadway was to the theatre: it was the hub of radio. Mel Torme broadwaychicagofilm Change image and share on social
It may sound a bit like an army barracks, but the truth of the matter is: there must be some time laid aside for arranging, time for working on either a book or an article - I've written two articles in the last four months for the New York Times book review section. Mel Torme armyarrangearticle share on social
I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America. Mel Torme actoramericabusy Change image and share on social
How many radio shows I did is lost to memory now; it's in the hundreds - maybe even close to being in the thousands - for the span of years from the time I was eight till I was about fifteen. Mel Torme closefifteenhundred Change image and share on social
