Music is more like water than a rhinoceros. It doesn't charge madly down one path. It runs away in every direction.

I've had an unusual life. A life far removed from most people's experience.

And I'm up while the dawn is breaking, even though my heart is aching. I should be drinking a toast to absent friends instead of these comedians.

When in doubt, play track 4 - it is usually the one you want.

I feel like a juggler running out of hands.

People become so deeply attached to the sound of one period that they blow a fuse when you move on. I've heard people complain bitterly about recordings they haven't even heard.

Songs are more powerful than books.