First You Imitate, Then You Innovate.

To Keep Creating You Have To Be About Change.

At Least One Day Out Of The Year All Musicans Should Just Put Their Instruments Down, And Give Thanks To Duke Ellington.

For Me, Music And Life Are All About Style.

Somebody, My Daughter Or My Wife, Gave Me A Music Box For Christmas. It Plays "my Funny Valentine" On Celeste, You Know? So I Had Bobby [irving] Just Play "jean Pierre" With The Changes On Celeste.

The Only Reason To Write A New Song Is Because You're Tired Of The Old Ones.