so the lyricist wrote my cherie amour. sorry, marsha.l the notes, right? >> well, in today's -- well, with today's technology, you can play on a keyboard like this or on any keyboard and through a technology that takes -- based on numbers, digital,ing in, it can take the information and convert that into the writing of each note that you play. the amount of beats that you play the song in. that's how it happens today. >> larry: the machine can write the note? >> yeah, there's a machine that can write through the computer and software, it can be written out. >> larry: are you always thinking of music? are you always sort of writing in your head? >> i can't -- i can't say that i'm always writing in my head, but i do spend a lot of time in my head writing or coming up with ideas. what i do is usual low write the musk or melody and -- usually do is write the music or melody and the basic idea. when i feel i don't have a song, please, god, give me another song. and i just am quiet, and it happens. it's just amazing. >> larry: like? play somet

there's "my cherie amour," of course. there's "as" for a certain day.have been able to write songs that have created so many different emotions at different times that i can connect to. >> larry: do you remember where the -- like "i just called to say i love you." where the inspiration came from? >> i think the idea of the story came from really the -- the spirit of, you know, how love is something that's for all seasons, whether that be a holiday or not a holiday or just being able to express that place anytime. love is always something that can be expressed. and then for years i just had the -- ♪ da, da, da, da ♪ da, da, da, da ♪ da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da da ♪ ♪ da, da, da, da ♪ da, da, da, da ♪ da, da, da, da, da, da ♪ i just called to say i love you ♪ ♪ i just called to say how much i care ♪ >> larry: does the lyric come to you right away too? >> well, the lyric for that came from me having some words already and then putting them together in a way that worked good for the film and equally as important for the song. >> larry: did you know it wa