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I couldn't concentrate on music. So I made the choice to give up my career as a musician in the frontline to deal with the business.

As a child, I was always very interested in music and had friends who were in the music business. I kind of accidentally fell into it and loved it. There was no reason not to - it was a great career.

I was a fairly good amateur musician, and I was an average professional. But the one thing I saw was that the big band business was fading. So I made an economic decision, and it turned out the best judgment I ever made in my life.

I decided to combine my musical background, business education and creative abilities - and go into the record business.

With my quick success, I didn't have time to learn the ropes of the music business. Because my first record was such a hit, I was terribly spoiled and I thought I couldn't do anything wrong. I was also desperate to make tons of money because of my responsibility to my daughter. And there was no longer any joy in making music.

I may quit the music business someday, but never the music.

The nature of the music business is such that it's better to have a few chances for some things to be successful than just one, and that's kind of been my attitude all along.

Music has always been an important thing to me in my life and understand I've worked in the music business.

I've always treated the music business as a business.

I had no idea that I could sustain a career as an artist. But, I loved music and wanted to be in the music business.