The public, hearing pop music, is, without knowing it, also soaking up jazz.
If you don't get substantially what you want, be ready to walk. And don't look back.
My function at Verve was that of a genuine producer in artists and repertoire.
Sponsors and networks will really go all out and simply evaluate people on the basis of talent.
I find myself more at peace when I live in Europe.
If I were to put on Barbra Streisand and Duke Ellington, one might say the combination isn't good.