Joao Gilberto on guitar could read a newspaper and sound good.

Somebody, my daughter or my wife, gave me a music box for Christmas. It plays "My Funny Valentine" on celeste, you know? So I had Bobby [Irving] just play "Jean Pierre" with the changes on celeste.

If you're going to drop behind, you have to keep it there.

I can hear what I want [people] to play. If you don't hear what you want someone to play, then you can't tell 'em.

The only reason to write a new song is because you're tired of the old ones.

I said to [Lionel] Richie, "Man, my wife says you must really respect women because you write such beautiful love songs."

They [police] do me like that all the time! "What you work for?".