Then I loved the fact that we were actually recording live.

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Brazilian music has many of the ingredients that I strive for in my own music:...

Brazilian music has many of the ingredients that I strive for in my own music:...

I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing.

I find it very difficult to compose when I'm not playing.

Music is meant to be a beautiful thing.

Music is meant to be a beautiful thing.

I do not mind having written the song at all. I just wish that I...

I do not mind having written the song at all. I just wish that I...

Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians...

Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians...

I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people.

I am glad that I wrote something that brought joy to millions of people.

There's not much in the way of written-down arrangements - just things that Gerry and...

There's not much in the way of written-down arrangements - just things that Gerry and...

What's happened - in our country, anyhow - is that the young people have shied...

What's happened - in our country, anyhow - is that the young people have shied...

As for the symphonic activities... when I was a student at the Eastman School of...

As for the symphonic activities... when I was a student at the Eastman School of...

To pay 60 musicians for rehearsal and performance is quite something, and I decided I...

To pay 60 musicians for rehearsal and performance is quite something, and I decided I...

Not compromising the music, but there is a way, by just showing the people that...

Not compromising the music, but there is a way, by just showing the people that...

Because I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free...

Because I don't believe music can be free unless it has something to be free...

To do it always right, that is what music is to me.

To do it always right, that is what music is to me.

We may play in a contemporary rock vein, use standard bebop themes, and many other...

We may play in a contemporary rock vein, use standard bebop themes, and many other...

With four people you can create one very strong kind of energy, but if you...

With four people you can create one very strong kind of energy, but if you...

1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me:

1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me:

My music has always been strong in melodic content.

My music has always been strong in melodic content.

I made many studio albums and I think the danger of studio recording is that...

I made many studio albums and I think the danger of studio recording is that...

My brother had a big band in high school; after that we continued to play...

My brother had a big band in high school; after that we continued to play...

I write music people enjoy playing and listening to, and I have a group that...

I write music people enjoy playing and listening to, and I have a group that...