Billy Strange

[about working with Jan Berry of Jan & Dean] It was always Jan who came to the recording studio totally prepared. He was, for the most part, very business-like in the studio. He was very aware when one of us would be getting uptight, because we couldn't do something musically that fit what Jan had envisioned as the end product. And he would invariably find something humorous to say, or do, to lighten the moment. It always seemed to work. Show less «

I've played every kind of music in the world. I've played rock and roll, did all the surf records, played with the big orchestras. If they needed somebody in a small group who knew what the hell they were doing in the studio it was me. Show less «