It Helps To Know There Is Going

What I Really Search For Is Something That I Really Love Hearing, Something That's My Own Private Game: If I Find A Song I Really Like, I Try To Do A Definitive Version.

We're In An Era Where The Demand Is For Immediate Hits That Are Destined To Become Obsolescent. Six Months Later, Everyone Forgets The Artist And The Tune. It's Become Like A Con Job. Producers, Engineers, Lawyers And Accountants All Make Money, But The Artists Don't.

The Biggest Message I've Given Our Team, And I Think It's Really Important, Is First Of All, No One Can Take Away What Happened Last Year. It's Obviously A Fun Year, A Terrific Year. But I Think A Big Mistake Would Be To Try To Compare Themselves Or Ourselves To Last Year's Team. I Think The Key Really Is, And I Told Them This: For You As A Group, You're A Different Team.

I Know The History Of The Record Business So Well Because I Followed Billie Holiday Into The Record Studios. It Was So Primitive Compared To The Sophisticated Business Today.

Every City I Go To Is An Opportunity To Paint, Whether It's Omaha Or Hawaii.