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Les Baxter quotes: I was working all the time I was in college. I was working so much that I could hardly do my college work.

I was working all the time I was in college. I was working so much that I could hardly do my college work.

Les Baxter quotes: You know, they wanted to do a Broadway album and every show was kind of a bomb. There was no music at all.

You know, they wanted to do a Broadway album and every show was kind of a bomb. There was no music at all.

Les Baxter quotes: I aim my arrangements at what will fit and colorfully frame the song in the best way possible.

I aim my arrangements at what will fit and colorfully frame the song in the best way possible.

Les Baxter quotes: I did the Broadway album unfortunately in a year when there were no hits.

I did the Broadway album unfortunately in a year when there were no hits.

Les Baxter quotes: Any good music must be an innovation.

Any good music must be an innovation.

Les Baxter quotes: I don't think the record company is aware of it. Because they just bury my albums and don't release them.

I don't think the record company is aware of it. Because they just bury my albums and don't release them.

Les Baxter quotes: I love doing concert music.

I love doing concert music.

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

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

Les Baxter quotes: Under my contract with Capitol, I have complete freedom to do just about anything I want in my own way.

Under my contract with Capitol, I have complete freedom to do just about anything I want in my own way.

Les Baxter quotes: Regardless of who originally made it popular, any hit song becomes a challenge to the ingenuity and imagination of other musicians and performers.

Regardless of who originally made it popular, any hit song becomes a challenge to the ingenuity and imagination of other musicians and performers.

Les Baxter quotes: I don't know what the problem with Capitol is. Some one's got to wake 'em up. Prod 'em a little bit.

I don't know what the problem with Capitol is. Some one's got to wake 'em up. Prod 'em a little bit.

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

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

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

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

Les Baxter quotes: I've been down there 6 times and there's nothing like Brazilian percussion.

I've been down there 6 times and there's nothing like Brazilian percussion.

Les Baxter quotes: That was when the Spanish came in and conquered the Aztecs. I thought that was a clever thing.

That was when the Spanish came in and conquered the Aztecs. I thought that was a clever thing.

Les Baxter quotes: I'm not an intellectual composer.

I'm not an intellectual composer.

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

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