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

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

In a way, yes, because I was starting something fresh, and it was something totally independent..

You can tell by the applause: There's perfunctory applause, there's light applause, and then there's real applause. When it's right, applause sounds ….

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

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

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….

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 ….

I worked with practically everybody in the business in all of the years in NBC, but I worked personally many years with people like Crosby and Sinatr….

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

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

Symphonic orchestras have almost become a glut in the market..

I listen to everything..

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

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

I grew up on film scores and scores from films..

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..