I Have Always Thought Of Music As

You Mustn't Underestimate An Audience's Intelligence.

Many, Many Years Ago, I Was One Of The Few Conductors Who Talked To The Audience And Now A Lot Of Classical Conductors Have Figured It Out... Otherwise, You Just Get The Back Of Someone's Head Playing Music You Could Hear On A Cd. It's Not Enough Anymore.

I Can Make A Song Up About Anything: Garbage, The Weather, Things In The News.

I Never Took Any Vocal Training

My Show Business Career Doesn't Mean I Can't Write A Symphony. It Just Means I Was Never Asked To Write One.