I grew up on film scores and scores from films.

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

I also work with the regular orchestras in Munich, Germany and other similar orchestras.

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.

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

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

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

I started off as a studio pianist in Hollywood.

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

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

I listen to everything.

The proud will sooner lose than ask their way.

I think a lot of bands are influenced by religious symbolism and not even necessarily Christianity or Catholicism.

I was raised to believe in myself. I know I'm cool. I'm not trying to brag or say I'm the man or anything like that. I don't lie or cheat, and I'm not mean to anybody. I treat people with respect.

My greatest strength is that I have no weaknesses.

He who says, "I know no fear," is no hero. No man knows courage unless he does know fear, and has that in him which is superior to fear, and conquers it.

Advice: It's more fun to give than to receive.

Just when you think you've hit rock bottom, you realize you're standing on another trapdoor.

If you've got a brand new administration coming into office you want to have, at the very least, a national security team in place on day one.

Active management is little more than a gigantic con game.

When you're a weird geek, the way to sell yourself is to show your skills.