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title: "4 Collaboration Quotes By Dave Koz"
description: "4 Collaboration quotes by Dave Koz. Plus more from Dave Koz and more Collaboration sayings from other authors."
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> [I'd probably end up doing the same thing over and over. We're creatures of habit. We know what we know. With collaboration...and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/i-d-probably-end-up-doing-the-same-thing-over-and-over-we-re/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

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> [I feel like collaboration in music has allowed me to grow musically beyond my wildest dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/i-feel-like-collaboration-in-music-has-allowed-me-to-grow-musically/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

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> [Barry Manilow was very special for me. We've had many collaborations since then and all have been equally rewarding and musical. I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/barry-manilow-was-very-special-for-me-we-ve-had-many-collaborations/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/dave-koz-32303_collaboration_barry-manilow-was-very-special-for-me-we_2107324.jpg)

> [The collaboration wish list is huge, very long. It goes from people like Elton John, for whom I have an unbelievable amount…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/the-collaboration-wish-list-is-huge-very-long-it-goes-from-people/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

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## Other authors on Collaboration

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- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-ja-perez-31964.jpg) JA Perez 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collaboration/ja-perez/)
- [Oli Anderson 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collaboration/oli-anderson/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-amit-ray-12354.jpg) Amit Ray 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collaboration/amit-ray/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-neil-blumenthal-5487.jpg) Neil Blumenthal 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collaboration/neil-blumenthal/)

## More by Dave Koz

> [Some of my best friends have written Broadway shows. Allee Willis and Brenda Russell wrote The Color Purple which has been recently revived on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/some-of-my-best-friends-have-written-broadway-shows-allee-willis-and/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

> [I think that there have been times, especially with writing songs, where you sit in a room with somebody, and they could be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/i-think-that-there-have-been-times-especially-with-writing-songs/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

> [Alan Menken, for example, is one of my heroes for all of the music he's written for Disney.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/alan-menken-for-example-is-one-of-my-heroes-for-all-of-the-music-he-s/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

> [I'd probably end up doing the same thing over and over. We're creatures of habit. We know what we know. With collaboration...and I'm not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/i-d-probably-end-up-doing-the-same-thing-over-and-over-we-re/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

> [I remember coming in to the studio and meeting Barry Manilow . I was kind of star-struck. He said, "I want to play you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/i-remember-coming-in-to-the-studio-and-meeting-barry-manilow-i-was/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

> [I feel like collaboration in music has allowed me to grow musically beyond my wildest dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/i-feel-like-collaboration-in-music-has-allowed-me-to-grow-musically/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

> [Barry Manilow was very special for me. We've had many collaborations since then and all have been equally rewarding and musical. I've learned so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/barry-manilow-was-very-special-for-me-we-ve-had-many-collaborations/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

> [I love a lot of the young, new artists who are coming up, including Adele. I suppose anybody would freak out to work with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/i-love-a-lot-of-the-young-new-artists-who-are-coming-up-including/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

> [Nowadays, not to say that that doesn't happen, but music is made a lot almost in a laboratory where you get one guy working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/nowadays-not-to-say-that-that-doesn-t-happen-but-music-is-made-a-lot/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

> [The collaboration wish list is huge, very long. It goes from people like Elton John, for whom I have an unbelievable amount of respect,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/the-collaboration-wish-list-is-huge-very-long-it-goes-from-people/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

> [That's the beautiful thing about the saxophone. It can peacefully coexist with just about anything - whether it's hip-hop, rap, rock music, pop, R&B…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/that-s-the-beautiful-thing-about-the-saxophone-it-can-peacefully/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

> [You have to be willing to get back on that horse and try it again if the mood strikes. That was one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/you-have-to-be-willing-to-get-back-on-that-horse-and-try-it-again-if/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

> [I credit my collaborators for allowing me to grow. Without them I wouldn't have that opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/i-credit-my-collaborators-for-allowing-me-to-grow-without-them-i/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

> [ I would never say no to that \[marriage\] . It hasn't been my path up to this point. I think it would be nice… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/i-would-never-say-no-to-that-marriage-it-hasn-t-been-my-path-up-to/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

> [Barry Manilow is a guy who's had a tremendous longevity that few have had in the music business. I'm in awe of what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-koz/barry-manilow-is-a-guy-who-s-had-a-tremendous-longevity-that-few-have/)

[Dave Koz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-koz/)

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