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 …

- Dave Koz

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 …

- Dave Koz

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

- Dave Koz

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…

- Dave Koz

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…

- Dave Koz

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…

- Dave Koz

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

- Dave Koz

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…

- Dave Koz

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.

- Dave Koz