I've never believed in cheapening music by going according to what some people think is public taste.
Les Baxter

I love doing concert music.
Les Baxter

When I want 30 musicians in the orchestra, I get 30.
Les Baxter

Any good music must be an innovation.
Les Baxter

Well, that's the secret of commerciality, a simple style and you stick with it.
Les Baxter

I write emotional music.
Les Baxter

I don't try to make 15 musicians sound like two each.
Les Baxter

In a sense, a hit belongs to the person who made it popular, but if a tune is good enough to attain tremendous success, then it certainly deserves more than one version, one treatment, one approach.
Les Baxter