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Bobby Short
American
Musician
About the author
Once in a while, I try to sneak in something less known anyway.
Bobby Short,
American
Musician
But life is tough and if you're creative, it's tougher.
Bobby Short,
American
Musician
#Life
Even in today's opera world, the position of the black tenor is problematic.
Bobby Short,
American
Musician
#World
#Today
#Opera
I was very young at the time, and I mainly appreciated their vocal qualities, even though I was already living as they did - as black performers in a white world.
Bobby Short,
American
Musician
#Time
#World
#Living
If you try to do that in pop music - to play only rare show tunes, for example - people don't come.
Bobby Short,
American
Musician
#People
#Play
#Music
#Example