One way or the other, if you want to find reasons why you shouldn't keep on, you'll find 'em. The obstacles are all there; there are a million of 'em.

If you can't get your songs to people one way, you have to find another.

I remember Glenn Miller coming to me once, before he had his own band, saying, How do you do it? How do you get started? It's so difficult. I told him, I don't know but whatever you do don't stop. Just keep on going.

Too many young musicians today want to win polls before they learn their instruments.

Don't hire for the sake of hiring. Hire because there is no other way to do what you want to do.

If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?