The vocal cord will be eliminated by a process of evolution, as was the tail of man when he came from the ape.

My religion lies in my composition.

To the average mind popular music would mean compositions vulgarly conceived and commonplace in their treatment. That is absolutely false.

No nation as young as America can be expected to become immediately a power in the arts.

There is one thing that freezes a musician more than the deadliest physical cold, and that is the spiritual chill of an unresponsive audience!

Governmental aid is a drawback rather than an assistance, as, although it may facilitate in the routine of artistic production, it is an impediment to the development of true artistic genius.

Jazz will endure just as long people hear it through their feet instead of their brains.