It is a funny thing, but when I am making music, all the answers I seek for in life seem to be there, in the music. Or rather, I should say, when I am making music, there are no questions and no need for answers.

In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience.

What I wanted and what I visualized while composing has not always been realized.

Life's been nothing but paperwork.

I was a crazy young man who let himself be blinded by his passions and obeyed only the impulses of the moment.

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's way.