As you get older, your experiences become more precious. Nothing material is important to me. It's people who are precious.

We used to call it recurrent airplay when someone had a hit

It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak

A 'passing' test doesn't mean 'no problem.' It means no problem *observed*. This time. With these inputs. So far. On my machine.

I was blown away by the control and the range that I was hearing. I'm listening to Pavarotti and thinking, What the hell have I been doing with my voice all these years?

As you get older, your experiences become more precious. Nothing material is important to me. It's people who are precious.

Someone told me there was a publisher that could find a good home for my songs, but I didn't want to give up my pursuit of a career in the business as an artist