It may sound a bit like an army barracks, but the truth of the matter is: there must be some time laid aside for arranging, time for working on either a book or an article - I've written two articles in the last four months for the New York Times book review section.

As regards my feelings about drummers - there's Buddy Rich, and then there's everybody else.

Whenever I did a good performance, my Dad and my uncles, who were rabid movie fans, took me to the movies. There began my underlying love affair with film.

Because obviously the whole purpose of putting records out is purely and simply to make money.

I want to sing for the broadest possible audience.

As a singer, the biggest joy I have are the arrangements.

To me, nostalgia is nothing more than a mindless plundering of the past for the commonplace.