Quotes from Herb Alpert

I like to listed to the adventurous guys - the Coltranes, Miles Davis, the guys who just let it loose.

Mexican Shuffle was a turning point of the Brass.

Selfishly, I make music for me. I like to make music. I like looking for songs. I like working with interesting musicians. I like producing records. It's something I will always do.

Instrumental music can spread the international language.

I find that it's nice to work with somebody and spin off on someone else's feelings. You get a little jaded by yourself.

I don't think radio is selling records like they used to. They'd hawk the song and hawk the artist and you'd get so excited, you'd stop your car and go into the nearest record store.

When I finish an album and I find myself listening to it in the car, because it makes me feel a certain way, that's the time to try to let other people know about it.

I wake up in the morning, I do a little stretching exercises, pick up the horn and play.

I don't think radio is selling records like they used to. They'd hawk the song and hawk the artist and you'd get so excited, you'd stop your car and go into the nearest record store.