I don't think radio is selling records like they used to. They'd hawk the song and hawk the artist and you'd get so excited, you'd stop your car and go into the nearest record store.

I was taken in by the bravado and the sounds of Mexico... not so much the music, but the spirit.

Selfishly, I make music for me. I like to make music. I like looking for songs. I like working with interesting musicians. I like producing records. It's something I will always do.

You can have a great lyric and a so-so melody; it's going to be a tough sell.

I think we as human beings need to be able to appreciate each other's differences and I think jazz really takes us in that direction.

I like to listen to classical music... I like mainline jazz.

I'm an old-timer in the business from the sense that when you do something that you feel good about there might be another person out there who feels the same way, or a hundred or a couple million.