Paul Shaffer

“The Dave Clark Five had more appearances on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' than The Beatles.”

“Not only was it enough to be a cover band, it was perhaps the highest calling. After all, if you could play music recorded by others, stay true to the original, and still add fire and flare,...”

“When Marty Short and I get together, I sit down at the piano and play the score of 'Godspell.'”

“The record business has always mystified me. Sometimes there are reasons why things sell or don't sell that can't be understood by mere mortals.”

“I think of all the things that I've gotten to do, all the wonderful people that I've played with, being in the recording studio with Phil Spector tops them all. And of course, now he is in p...”