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I always worried I'd forget my lines or say the wrong words or the audience would laugh in the wrong places.

I knew nothing of the real life of a musician, but I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion.

I just had an idea that went right over my head.

Lawrence Welk

Idea

Right

I have never been an innovator, a creative genius.

Lawrence Welk

Genius

I realized some of the pitfalls of being well-known; it was nice if you were successful, but it made it just that much harder to take when you failed.

Lawrence Welk

Successful

Being

I expected to be a farmer like my father and brothers. Life seemed pleasant and orderly.

If I live to be 90, and I'm planning to, I'll always love performing for a live audience.

Lawrence Welk

Love

Planning

His act may start out slow, but it tapers off.

Lawrence Welk

Act

May

I have a tremendous desire to learn, and to grow, and to develop whatever I have that will make for any kind of improvement in me.

For a while we had trouble trying to get the sound of a champagne cork exploding out of the bottle. I solved the problem by sticking my finger in my mouth and popping it out.

If any performer has quality in his voice he can almost always be helped to develop all the other necessary attributes.

Lawrence Welk

Quality

Voice

By 1969, when I celebrated 45 years in the music business, I also had 45 people in our musical family.

Lawrence Welk

Family

Music