A Quote by Jeffrey Tate
On the grounds of prestigious musical organizations that come and go, New York has the edge.
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I grew up in New York City: Harlem, New York. I played ball for probably two of the biggest amateur basketball organizations in the city.
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Woody Allen stayed so good because he never left New York. Howard Stern stayed so good because he never left New York - Mel Brooks when he just got out of New York was doing 'Blazing Saddles;' when he left New York he started doing stuff like 'Robin Hood Men In Tights' - he was in L.A. too long. He lost the edge.
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I would come to New York, work, and then get out of New York. I didn't go out to dinner with other people on the Management Committee. I didn't socialize. I didn't politick.
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