Skitch Henderson Quotes

I listen to everything.

But I listen to everything, I listen to all artists that come along.

I started off as a studio pianist in Hollywood.

I grew up on film scores and scores from films.

Although we are being presented in Carnegie Hall, we have to furnish a budget for our guest stars, and for the music writing - which is a huge budget in any orchestra that plays popular music.

That was probably the stamp that went into my mind, because I worked in television for many years, doing that kind of music, so that really was my strong forte.

I recorded with Sinatra, but the recording business is a very strange strata right now.

Well, in our business, it's a very tough profession.

If you don't operate it as a business, you aren't going to be around very long.

Do, What you're going to do in longevity. Not just what happens tomorrow.

I think my favorite experience is whatever I'm doing now.

We do a lot of light classical programming with that, too ... obviously ... a lot of Tchaikovsky music, Grieg, things like that which have become less classical with classical concerts.

Well, I worked with lots of different artists, of course.

While there used to be one or two Pops orchestras, now there are all kinds of European orchestras that suddenly look upon this as a golden wand that can enable them to make money recording this music.

Symphonic orchestras have almost become a glut in the market.

I had had a classical education prior to that.

I've watched the demise of the Hollywood orchestra, the house orchestras of the big studios.

I also work with the regular orchestras in Munich, Germany and other similar orchestras.

Then I went to radio with Sinatra and I watched that disappear.