I'm still disturbed if a chord isn't together, but your priorities change as you get older.
Esa-Pekka SalonenAs we watch TV or films, there are no organic transitions, only edits. The idea of A becoming B, rather than A jumping to B, has become foreign.
Esa-Pekka SalonenAnyone who composes and conducts at the same time is immediately suspect, because he must be faking one or the other.
Esa-Pekka SalonenWhen an artist works today or whenever, it's not about creating immortal masterpieces, because that's the one thing we don't decide ourselves.
Esa-Pekka Salonen