I started off as a studio pianist in Hollywood.

I think my favorite experience is whatever I'm doing now.

I've watched the demise of the Hollywood orchestra, the house orchestras of the big studios.

I recorded with Sinatra, but the recording business is a very strange strata right now.

Do, What you're going to do in longevity. Not just what happens tomorrow.

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.

Although we are being presented in Carnegie Hall, we have to furnish a budget for our guest stars, and for the music writing - which is a huge budget in any orchestra that plays popular music.