When I got to Broadway, I conducted five Broadway shows. David Friedman broadwayconductshow Change image and share on social
I write and direct the Duke University Children's Hospital Benefit every year. David Friedman benefitchilddirect Change image and share on social
For Hunchback, we needed this live, gigantic choir. So we went to London and said, This is Disney! I need singers who can sing high D's, hold them for 18 seconds, and do it 60 times! David Friedman choirdisneygigantic Change image and share on social
Composition is definitely what I'm born to do, and it came last. David Friedman bearcomposition Change image and share on social
I don't like to produce albums. I hate producing albums, as a matter of fact, because I'm an obsessed mixer and I can't leave it alone. David Friedman albumfacthate Change image and share on social
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations. David Friedman childdirectemploy Change image and share on social
Songwriting is the most terrifying thing to me, because you are really laying your heart out there. David Friedman heartlaysongwriting Change image and share on social
I know a lot of people who have tremendous commercial success and they go directly for it. There's something that has always been difficult about that for me. David Friedman commercialdifficultdirectly Change image and share on social
I have a musical called Goodbye and Good Luck, based on a Grace Paley short story. I also have King Island Christmas, and there are 20 different productions of it this year. David Friedman basecallchristmas Change image and share on social
When my writing really started to take off was when I made a decision that I would write only what I wanted to write, and if 10 people wanted to hear it, that's fine. David Friedman decisionfinehear Change image and share on social