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

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

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

I'm not an intellectual composer.

Regardless of who originally made it popular, any hit song becomes a challenge to the ingenuity and imagination of other musicians and performers.

I love doing concert music.

I did the Broadway album unfortunately in a year when there were no hits.