1. Creative Quotations from Nat King Cole (1919-1965) born on Mar 17 US singer, bandleader; famous for warm, relaxed, easy-listening songs, e.g., Mona Lisa, ‘50 and Ramblin' Rose, ’62.

2. The people who know nothing about music are the ones always talking about it.

3. I'm an interpreter of stories. When I perform it's like sitting down at my piano and telling fairy stories.

4. I got the message. All of us get the message, sooner or later. If you get it before it ' s too late or before you're too old, you'll pull through all right.

5. I ' m a musician at heart, I know I ' m not really a singer. I couldn ' t com - pete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys it.

6. Critics don't buy records. They get 'em free.

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8. CREDITS: Copyright 2008, Baertracks. BeMoreCreative & Creative Quotations are pending trademarks. Cover photo (Nat and Natalie) from Wikimedia Commons; in public domain; background adapted from cover photo. Background music licensed for multimedia use from Sound Ideas, Inc.