Talking about a materialistic thing, I get about 13 times more royalties from Europe than I do from America.
Elliott CarterAlmost every one of my various zero numbered birthdays has had a big concert in London and often in Paris.
Elliott CarterThat was one of the big problems when I was at Harvard studying music. We had to write choral pieces in the style of Brahms or Mendelssohn, which was distressing because in the end you realized how good Brahms is, and how bad you are.
Elliott Carter