My musical life started with hearing and being fascinated by contemporary music.

Almost every one of my various zero numbered birthdays has had a big concert in London and often in Paris.

Since I'm allergic to various things, the army wouldn't accept me during the war, and I got into the Office of War Information, which sent music to Europe.

The first thing that struck me about contemporary music in general had been thatthere was not much interest in rhythm.

Talking about a materialistic thing, I get about 13 times more royalties from Europe than I do from America.

Well when I was young, when I was very young, when I was a little boy I don't remember the music I heard, but there was an article in the Brooklyn Daily written by my Aunt about how I could choose phonograph records.

Aaron Copland was a man that had a very specific point of view about what music should be which was that, he felt that new music should have the composer should show a personality in his music.