To be deprived of art and left alone with philosophy is to be close to Hell.
Music's exclusive function is to structure the flow of time and keep order in it.
I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.
The further one separates himself from the precepts of the Christian Church, the further one distances himself from the truth. Only God can create. I make music from music.
What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.