Sometimes one is without the pleasure of playing. But when the silence of the audience is perfect, we recover that.

The advice I am giving always to all my students is above all to study the music profoundly... music is like the ocean, and the instruments are little or bigger islands, very beautiful for the flowers and trees.

When I began, the guitar was en-closed in a vicious circle. There were no composers writing for the guitar, be-cause there were no virtuoso guitarists.

Every guitarist has a special quality of sound. The best ones will use a good ear, much sensitivity and a thorough knowledge of music to prepare the nuances and colors of sound.

It is always about discovering what, hidden, does not lie on the paper.

The piano is a monster that screams when you touch its teeth.

(I was) my own teacher and pupil, and thanks to the efforts of both, they were not discontented with each other.