Being a professional does not have a very high standard.

I'm very grateful to be where I'm at and be able to play. That's really the bottom line for me. Survival and being able to play.

The best thing is to find something you really love to do and enjoy that process for the rest of your life.

I'm not Zappa, you know. I'm just Terry.

I've composed all my life and kept things, and even developed things I've done in college into something now.

All of your experience comes into play when you're composing.

If I had my brothers I think with just a little bit of the correct marketing, I'd like to be almost exclusively in small theaters. You know, to me it's like a church for music. You can sit down and really give yourself to the performance and be comfortable with good surroundings and a clean, quiet atmosphere.