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

I love doing concert music.

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

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

I don't know what the problem with Capitol is. Some one's got to wake 'em up. Prod 'em a little bit.

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

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