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.

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

I was working all the time I was in college. I was working so much that I could hardly do my college work.

Well, thats the secret of commerciality, a simple style and you stick with it.

I don't try to make 15 musicians sound like two each.

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