Arthur V. Berger commenting on the music of Aaron Copland: Here is at last an American that we may place unapologetically beside the great recognized creative figures of any other country.

I adore extravagance but I abhor waste.

If one were asked to name one musician who came closest to composing without human flaw, I suppose general consensus would choose Johann Sebastian Bach.

If you want to know about the Sixties, play the music of The Beatles.

The melody is generally what the piece is all about.

To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable.

Someone once asked me... whether I waited for inspiration. My answer was: "Every day!"