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12 quotes by Rupert Holmes

Rupert Holmes (born David Goldstein on February 24, 1947) is a British-born American composer, singer-songwriter, musician, and author of plays, novels, and stories. He is widely known for his number one pop hit "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" (1979/1980) and the song "Him", which reached the number 6 position on the Hot 100 U.S. pop chart in 1980. He is also known for his 1985 Tony Award-winning musical Drood (originally The Mystery of Edwin...
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I always try to keep in mind that while the characters in a farce may find themselves in outrageous dilemmas, and may behave in a way that the... →

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Having in my life been bitten by the jaws of both victory and defeat, I must rush to add that success is to failure as butter pecan ice cream is to... →

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I type even faster than I talk. I'm very proud of that. I type so fast. And I have to because the characters are living in real time and I've... →

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The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would... →

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But thankfully, my first album, 'Wide Screen,' was sort of a critics' darling - everyone raved about it, but no one bought it. They only... →

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A lot of my early career, I wrote story songs that had narratives, that had plots.

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I didn't want much. I wanted much more. In fact, I wanted everything.

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I first had the thought about making a musical of 'Edwin Drood' as far back as 1971.

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I think writing for a world one has invented can be infinitely more interesting than writing for the world we've all inherited.

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In all my years of performing, no audience member has ever actually assaulted me. I consider this to be the singular triumph of my performing career.

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As much as the mystery element is all a lot of fun, when you do go to 'Edwin Drood,' you're going to a theatre to see a show about going... →

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I've tried in my career to do most everything, because it all intrigues me. And I've found the first time I work in a new form, I discover... →

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