I actually really suck at naming books, so lots of years ago, readers were sending in their ideas for titles, and what we realized is that they were smarter than us. So we thought, Hey, go for it. So now we have a contest every year.
“I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for the lyrics.”
“The choreographer for the Milton Berle show wanted me to audition. I walked away from that.”