On those who overanalyze his music: When you tear the wings off a butterfly, it is no longer a butterfly
I love music passionately. And because I love it I try to free it from barren traditions that stifle it.
Music is the space between the notes.
Anyone who calls my music "impressionist" is an imbecile.
Do not allow the accents in the brass to produce space between the notes.
In opera, there is always too much singing.