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

As long as we're in a democracy, I have to give what I think the majority of people will enjoy.

I still continue to do at least four concert tours a year, and in many cases, as many as six.

My function at Verve was that of a genuine producer in artists and repertoire.

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

Amsterdam must have more than a million people. But the only area where jazz is really profitable and successful in an economic sense is in Japan. That's because they haven't been exposed enough.

I'm concerned with trend. I don't know where jazz fans will come from 20 years from now.