When I want 30 musicians in the orchestra, I get 30.

When I want 30 musicians in the orchestra, I get 30.

I've never believed in cheapening music by going according to what some people think is public taste.

In a sense, a hit belongs to the person who made it popular, but if a tune is good enough to attain tremendous success, then it certainly deserves more than one version, one treatment, one approach.

Under my contract with Capitol, I have complete freedom to do just about anything I want in my own way.

I aim my arrangements at what will fit and colorfully frame the song in the best way possible.

That was when the Spanish came in and conquered the Aztecs. I thought that was a clever thing.