It might work with one orchestra, and the next orchestra - the oboe player might not get it. It's different every time, but some of the orchestras do end up enjoying it and having a great time.
Ian AndersonClassical music only really came into my life in 1969. I wish I had heard classical music and church music when I was a teenager or even as a child.
Ian AndersonAs a musician, life is not over just because you are getting older, and so I find retirement a very frightening and dark thought.
Ian AndersonThe flute was an alternative to being a small fish in an increasingly bigger pool filled with a number of great guitar players.
Ian AndersonI can never make up my mind if I'm happy being a flute player, or if I wish I were Eric Clapton.
Ian AndersonMartin, Dave, and I get together and rough out a few songs and put them on cassettes for some reference...With the actual music, I'm not interested in objectivity, quite the opposite. I want a solely and totally subjective experience...A lot of pop music is about stealing pocket money from children.
Ian Anderson