A composer is not only an architect but also an inventor, and he should not build houses in which he cannot live.
Igor StravinskyLook for the music on all things, and life will be a symphony of joy. My music is best understood by children and animals.
Igor StravinskyHarpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune.
Igor StravinskyWe 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.
Igor Stravinsky