My thesis statement would be—Bach didn't write Baroque music. He wrote great music.

I think people react so strongly to hearing the human voice, you can't give them too much of it or else they want it all the time.

If you want to be happy, you listen to the music; if you want to be sad, you listen to the words.

My thesis statement would be—Bach didn't write Baroque music. He wrote great music.

The minute you make a record because you think somebody's going to play it on the radio is the minute you ought to quit.

I really love how the andante from the "A minor Sonata" sounds on the mandolin.

I celebrate three holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Telluride.