I could never be grateful enough to the Doobies for the opportunities the organization gave me over the years.

I do love the Nat King Cole stuff, the classic Christmas records. There's something about putting those records on and hearing his voice at Christmastime that brings back a lot of great memories of growing up.

When I listen to songs, to this day, I listen to the chords and the groove and the melody.

Since the '60s, we've lived so much in an age of quick fixes that the culture itself has become a quick fix.

When I was with the Doobies, the style of music was that we all went over the falls with chord progressions, trying to make things as complex and interconnected as possible.

Hey, I'd love to have a hit single, but if that doesn't happen, I'm not going to complain.

Rap is like any other genre: There are the people who are very creative with it and do remarkable things... and then there's that whole quadrant that sounds alike. There's great stuff that's taken the genre to a new level over the years, and 'Regulate' was one of those tracks that was kind of a landmark.

I don't know that we ever overcome doubt. We just have to remember that it's more than likely a poodle in the bushes and not a grizzly bear.

Pat Simmons and I always had a great blend together. We did the background vocals on a Little Feat track called 'Red Streamliner,' and that was great fun. I always really loved the way it turned out.

Aretha Franklin is and will always be a national treasure.

I think that's the one thing we all hope for in this life is we leave something of a legacy, that's meaningful to someone else, when we leave here.

We try to promote the Christmas season and remind people that it is a season of peace. That's what the season's real meaning is about. No matter what religion you are, there is that point in time where we should celebrate that idea of peace and humanity.

When I get in a bad mood about anything, I realize, 'Hey, I'm still working. It could always be a lot worse.'

My friendship with The Doobie Brothers never really changed. We're all still good friends, and I really admire those guys a lot.

Where I grew up in St. Louis, Saturday was country music day on television. We'd watch the Bill Anderson show, the Willie Nelson show, the Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner show, and always the Grand Ole Opry. My parents were fans of that music, and my friend's parents would pull the TV out and watch those shows on the porch.

One of my all-time favorite Christmas songs, I have to admit, was the Chipmunks' 'Christmas Song.' I remember playing that song over and over.

I like to celebrate the holiday season - not so much in a religious way, per se, but in a unifying way.

Filmmaking is hard enough as it is. If you can find a group you love working with, it makes it just a little bit easier.

I love classic animation, and I especially love classic cartoon music.

The 'Jonny Quest' theme had a huge influence on me while I was growing up.

When I was a kid, there was no DVD, no VHS. The only way to re-live a movie once it was out of the theater was to listen to its film score.

When artists find other artists that they love to work with, they more than likely will continue to work with them throughout their career.

I love Glenn Gould. Max Steiner. John Williams. Louis Prima. Benny Goodman. Miles Davis. John Philip Sousa.

The very first game I worked on was for DreamWorks Interactive's 'The Lost World: Jurassic Park.'