We have a duty towards music; namely to invent it. ...Invention presupposes imagination but should not be confused with it. For the act of invention implies the necessity of a lucky find and of achieving realization of this find. What we imagine does not necessarily take on concrete form and may remain in a state of virtuality; whereas invention is not conceivable apart from its actually being worked out.

Revolution means turning the wheel.

A composer is not only an architect but also an inventor, and he should not build houses in which he cannot live.

I know that the twelve notes in each octave and the variety of rhythm offer me opportunities that all of human genius will never exhaust.

All you have to do is close your eyes and wait for the symbols.

There is music wherever there is rhythm, as there is life wherever there beats a pulse.

The trouble with music appreciation in general is that people are taught to have too much respect for music they should be taught to love it instead.