I had the good fortune of speaking with Orson Wells many decades ago and he said 'Success is primarily luck anyway.' And I have been very lucky. Of course, Orson Wells was enormously talented and brilliant - so who am I to argue with him!
I think that in order for music to be heard in a lot of different situations you have to always consider that.
In 2010, we have to focus on electing a new Congress and in 2012 we have to focus on electing a new president.

