The Difference Is, I’m The Same!
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Loading ...Composer Richard Rodgers’ collaborators, Larry Hart and later Oscar Hammerstein II were first-rate lyric writers. He was often asked how they differed. It should be mentioned that Hart was a very short man, about five feet three inches; Rodgers himself was a few inches taller, and Hammerstein was over six feet tall.
Said Rodgers, “When I worked with Larry and people recognized us walking together, they’d say, ‘The little fellow is okay, but watch out for the big son-of-a-bitch.’
Now, when I’m with Oscar and am recognized, people say, ‘The big guy is okay, but watch out for the little son-of-a-bitch.’ And that’s the difference between working with Larry and working with Oscar.”
