When Marty Short and I get together, I sit down at the piano and play the score of 'Godspell.' Paul Shaffer More Quotes by Paul Shaffer More Quotes From Paul Shaffer When you look into the eyes of an animal youve rescued, you cant help but fall in love. Paul Shaffer falling-in-love eye animal Life is nutty; anything can happen. Paul Shaffer anything-can-happen life-is happens 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? Paul Shaffer fire play add 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. Paul Shaffer bless soul people Everybody should have a shelter dog. Its good for the soul. Paul Shaffer soul should-have dog Why would you want to do anything else but rescue a pet? Paul Shaffer rescue pet want I think of all the things that I've gotten to do, all the wonderful people that I've played with, being in the recording studio with Phil Spector tops them all. And of course, now he is in prison. I hope to visit him, I still consider him a friend, and what can you say? A terrible way for a guy like that to be remembered. Paul Shaffer friend you hope people I love to be the center of attention. My oversized ego craves it and needs it. Paul Shaffer center ego attention love I lived at the Gramercy Park Hotel for about 10 years. It was terrific. It was a pleasantly run-down hotel of the '70s and '80s with a mix of older, rent-controlled apartment dwellers, Europeans and new wave and punk bands. The room service was great, the hamburger was terrific, and they had a doctor who made house calls. Paul Shaffer doctor new great service 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. Paul Shaffer my-life me dark life The record business has always mystified me. Sometimes there are reasons why things sell or don't sell that can't be understood by mere mortals. Paul Shaffer me always business sometimes You've got to be a really straight man to write a song like 'It's Raining Men.' Paul Shaffer you man song men The Dave Clark Five had more appearances on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' than The Beatles. Paul Shaffer show than more five I've never had a plan for the future. Paul Shaffer plan had never future Writing never had the immediate gratification I was looking for. Paul Shaffer looking never gratification writing I still talk incessantly about 'SCTV,' and I say, 'Screw the kids!' Paul Shaffer still say about talk James Brown was my favorite, my absolute idol. Every time I played with him was like a music lesson, and I never thought I could be so funky! I mean, a white boy from Canada - a Jew - getting down with his funky bad self! Paul Shaffer boy music self time I'm doing less than I used to because I'm a family man now, and I have two kids. Paul Shaffer doing now man family I don't know why this concept of what is hip became so important to me. Paul Shaffer why know me important I want to learn to sight-read music. And to play the bass pedals on the organ. Those are my only ambitions. Paul Shaffer only music want play
