And to understand this, I think this is a most important point where I would like always to be understood what we do with the New York Philharmonic. That the meaning of the music is number one.
We played all of the songs on the first Johnny Winter AND every day before we recorded them, so that when we got in the studio, it was totally easy, as we knew exactly what we wanted to do.
The director is a bit analogous to the conductor of a symphony orchestra. It's a collaborative adventure.
Conductors must give unmistakable and suggestive signals to the orchestra - not choreography to the audience.
I focused primarily on being an instrumentalist and studying music and on my primary means of expression: composing and playing.
I just like playing with the band and doing what I do.
Conductors are performers.
I was really excited to have the opportunity to make Fiddler.
When I started learning the violin, my choir teacher thought I could sing. But when I first got on stage, I froze!
