If I were to put on Barbra Streisand and Duke Ellington, one might say the combination isn't good.

You will always find a few people in any area that would like things done completely their way.

Ellington is a writer and arranger, as well as a musician and leader. He does movie sound tracks.

My juices needed restoring. I needed a sabbatical from the record business.

There are very few groups that really stay together. The leaders of groups make enough money to be able to afford to work a maximum of 35-40 weeks a year.

If I were to put on Barbra Streisand and Duke Ellington, one might say the combination isn't good.

If you look at my audiences, even in Europe, they're hardly teenagers.