Musicians more than most people are in the moment. That's the dual nature of that job.

Frank [Zappa] said he probably would have been a major criminal, given his brain power and his attention to detail, had he not been a composer. But being a composer is not something you can't help.

When I put out the records, when I make a distribution deal, those distributors tell me who they sell it to and how many copies. So I want nothing less.

I don't think there's a problem with people discovering the music unless there's no way to get to them. That's the problem that you always have.

The problem with composers is that they are the most unrequired job in America.

You can't get a guitar player like Dweezil without his commitment to the work that it takes A) to be the musician that he is and B) to the music itself.

I never dreamed that my future would be my husband's past. But it's such a huge past in terms of the recorded content.