My father was a classical musician and my mother was a writer.

My father was invited to play on a television show when I was 17 or 18, that was an early equivalent of educational television. Sunday afternoon kind of variety art show.

In other words, musicians know that going back to the Spoonful, what we were doing was not copying.

I certainly hear the Trombones Unlimited version of "Daydream" in a lot of elevators.

Geez, I wish I could tell you I had a whole bunch of '80s hair bands, you know something you really wouldn't expect, but I don't know that the music police would be that surprised, because most of the stuff that I am influenced by is in evidence in the music.

You have to remember now, I was not being terribly successful at going solo.

I think that my past stands me in good stead in that it does have a certain strength for musicians.