What happens when you get a big break and you haven't prepared yourself? That becomes the biggest mistake you've ever made. I see it happen all the time.

I chose the trombone because the trombone players in the marching band got to be up front with the majorettes (because of the slides) and I loved that!

Michael (Jackson) was so shy, he'd sit down and sing behind the couch with his back to me while I sat with my hands over my eyes-and the lights off.

Everybody has their idiosyncrasies.

Arts is just as important as military defense, you know? Emotional defense is just as important.

Editing while you're writing is like strangling the baby in the crib.

You can study orchestration, you can study harmony and theory and everything else, but melodies come straight from God.