I got cat class and I got cat style

... so much of what we do now started in 1954 at Sun Records in Memphis Tennessee ... those guys were inventing that stuff (Rock & Roll) ... you can really tell on some tracks ... they were actually afraid at times of what they were playing. But Rock & Roll definitely didn't come before that time; it started right there

Since the big band started I'm just always swamped with movies and things. It certainly pays the bills and it's very satisfying, because I get to write all these big charts and all this crazy music.

I put a metronome up to all the songs, and I tried to really keep it true to the original tempos.

I'm not God's gift to rockabilly. There's great players out there, and some of them deserve a lot more than they've gotten.

As a genre, rockabilly's post-Elvis profile has seldom been lower in the United States. Many labels that produced fresh bass-slappin' sides during the '90's are now out of business.

Don't be afraid to take liberties with this music. Try and put some of yourself into it.