Quotes by Les Baxter

I don't try to make 15 musicians sound like two each.

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I don't think the record company is aware of it. Because they just bury my...

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I don't know what the problem with Capitol is. Some one's got to wake 'em...

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I did the Broadway album unfortunately in a year when there were no hits.

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I aim my arrangements at what will fit and colorfully frame the song in the...

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Any good music must be an innovation.

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You know, they wanted to do a Broadway album and every show was kind of...

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When I want 30 musicians in the orchestra, I get 30.

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Well, that's the secret of commerciality, a simple style and you stick with it.

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Under my contract with Capitol, I have complete freedom to do just about anything I...

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That was when the Spanish came in and conquered the Aztecs. I thought that was...

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Regardless of who originally made it popular, any hit song becomes a challenge to the...

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