To Work Is To Feel Alive.

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.

I Think In All Of The Arts There Are Just Certain People That Have A Gift. I Think It's A Certain Spirituality, It's A God-given Gift That Just Certain Individuals Have.

If You Are Creative, You Get Busier As You Get Older.

I'm Still Learning About Music. The Best Way To Learn Is To Listen To The Audience. When You Listen To The Audience, They Will Tell You What They Like. I Wish These Big Corporations, Instead Of Telling The Audience What They Should Have, Would Listen.

I Still Insist That American Performers Are The Best Performers In The World.