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.

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.

I worked with practically everybody in the business in all of the years in NBC, but I worked personally many years with people like Crosby and Sinatra, so of course that was a great ground school for me.

I listen to everything.

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