Commercial music, for the most part, is popular music and you always have to keep that in mind.
“If you don't get feedback from your performers and your audience, you're going to be working in a vacuum.”
“Focused, hard work is the real key to success. Keep your eyes on the goal, and just keep taking the next step towards completing it. If you aren't sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better.”