Barry Manilow was very special for me. We've had many collaborations since then and all have been equally rewarding and musical. I've learned so much….

I remember coming in to the studio and meeting Barry Manilow . I was kind of star-struck. He said, "I want to play you this song." We get to the end ….

I love a lot of the young, new artists who are coming up, including Adele. I suppose anybody would freak out to work with her. To be able to play a s….

You have to be willing to get back on that horse and try it again if the mood strikes. That was one of the great pieces of wisdom that I got early on….

Barry Manilow is a guy who's had a tremendous longevity that few have had in the music business. I'm in awe of what he does..

I feel like collaboration in music has allowed me to grow musically beyond my wildest dreams..

I'd probably end up doing the same thing over and over. We're creatures of habit. We know what we know. With collaboration...and I'm not just talking….

The collaboration wish list is huge, very long. It goes from people like Elton John, for whom I have an unbelievable amount of respect, to Snoop Dogg….

That's the beautiful thing about the saxophone. It can peacefully coexist with just about anything - whether it's hip-hop, rap, rock music, pop, R&B ….

Alan Menken, for example, is one of my heroes for all of the music he's written for Disney..

Some of my best friends have written Broadway shows. Allee Willis and Brenda Russell wrote The Color Purple which has been recently revived on Broadw….

I would never say no to that [marriage] . It hasn't been my path up to this point. I think it would be nice to look forward to that. Meeting somebody….

I credit my collaborators for allowing me to grow. Without them I wouldn't have that opportunity..

Nowadays, not to say that that doesn't happen, but music is made a lot almost in a laboratory where you get one guy working in one studio, they send ….

I think that there have been times, especially with writing songs, where you sit in a room with somebody, and they could be a very well-respected son….