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.

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

Any composer who is gloriously conscious that he is a composer must believe that he receives his inspiration from a source higher than himself.

Sincere composers believe in God.

I have always believed that 98% of a student's progress is due to his own efforts, and 2% to his teacher.

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