Words matter. These are the best Paul Shaffer Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
When I discovered that I could tune into American radio stations after dark, this was the hippest thing to me. It sort of saved my life.
I still talk incessantly about ‘SCTV,’ and I say, ‘Screw the kids!’
As far as favorite ‘overall package’ record of all time, I’d have to say ‘My Girl’ by The Temptations. I like everything about it, not only the composition – but the arrangement, the production, the lead vocals, the background vocals, the horns, the strings. That one I listen to over and over again.
I actually met Deadmau5 for the first time on the red carpet in Hollywood for the Grammys. I was there with my daughter, and he introduced himself to me. He said, ‘Hey, I’m from Toronto.’ I had a little conversation with him, and then I realized I’m talking to a guy with a giant mouse head.
I’ve never had a plan for the future.
I love funny people. I met and became friends with some of the funniest people ever. Gilda Radner, bless her soul; Martin Short; Dave Thomas; Eugene Levy.
The Dave Clark Five had more appearances on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ than The Beatles.
You’ve got to be a really straight man to write a song like ‘It’s Raining Men.’
Why would you want to do anything else but rescue a pet?
Not only was it enough to be a cover band, it was perhaps the highest calling. After all, if you could play music recorded by others, stay true to the original, and still add fire and flare, why not?
I love to do comedy, but music is really my heart.
When you look into the eyes of an animal you’ve rescued, you can’t help but fall in love.
I love to be the center of attention. My oversized ego craves it and needs it.
I want to learn to sight-read music. And to play the bass pedals on the organ. Those are my only ambitions.
Writing never had the immediate gratification I was looking for.
