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Leonard Waronker is born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He will achieve success as a record producer and music industry executive Lenny Waronker, becoming president of Warner Bros. Records and, later, co-Chair of DreamWorks Records.
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Randy Newman : Whatever success I've had as a songwriter, I guess I have to trace back to my friendship with Lenny Waronker. His father played in the orchestra at Fox when my Uncle was there, so I know Lenny since I was one. He's two years older than me. I remember when I was four or five, he would tell me stories. I would be the audience. He would say, 'Let's ride on this tricycle.' He'd get on the back and I would pull him, and we'd fall off. I would get hurt and he wouldn't. I still have scars from that tricycle. He'd say, 'We can do this, we can do that,' and I would be the one who ended up getting smashed. And it was that way with songwriting. I was studying classical music, and Lenny said, 'Why don't you try writing some songs?'
(Source : In his own words: Randy Newman - superseventies.com.)
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(Source : In his own words: Randy Newman - superseventies.com.)