My chutzpah was me singing to Mario Lanza. So Mario looked at me after I talk-sang 'Be My Love' for the first time; he took the lyric out of my hand as contemptuously as you can take a lyric out of someone's hand, and he sang 'Be My Love' back at me. Sammy Cahn backchutzpahcontemptuously share on social
I had no particular image of Chicago in mind when I wrote 'My Kind of Town.' All I wanted to do was write a song in praise of Chicago, and that's what I did. Sammy Cahn chicagoimagekind Change image and share on social
I must say that it's easy to write nice things about Chicago because it's that kind of town. Sammy Cahn chicagoeasykind Change image and share on social
Every song, the title dictates the architecture of the song. Sammy Cahn architecturedictatesong Change image and share on social
I'm a professional songwriter - personal attitudes have nothing to do with writing a song. Sammy Cahn attitudepersonalprofessional Change image and share on social
The one I tell everyone, the one I'm very, very proud of is 'Call Me Irresponsible.' Simply because I want to say and it's not as facetious as it sounds. It has five syllable words in it. Sammy Cahn callfacetiousirresponsible Change image and share on social
Take a simple name like Nicholas: you can rhyme it with ridiculous. If you aren't too meticulous. You know, every word's rhymable. Sammy Cahn meticulousnicholasrhymable Change image and share on social
Do you think I'm wandering around all day thinking, 'I must write a song called 'Three Coins In The Fountain'?' Only an idiot would do that. Sammy Cahn callcoinday Change image and share on social
