In a way, yes, because I was starting something fresh, and it was something totally independent.

Then I went to radio with Sinatra and I watched that disappear.

I listen to everything, I listen to all artists that come along.

And then I went into television; and then television moved from the East Coast to Hollywood.

I grew up on film scores and scores from films.

Well, I worked with lots of different artists, of course.

While there used to be one or two Pops orchestras, now there are all kinds of European orchestras that suddenly look upon this as a golden wand that can enable them to make money recording this music.