If you're a good composer, you steal good steals.

I believe that from that Earth emerges a musical poetry, which is by the nature of its sources tonal. I believe that these sources cause to exist a phonology of music, which evolves from the universal known as the harmonic series.

Elvis is the greatest cultural force in the twentieth century. He introduced the beat to everything, music, language, clothes, it's a whole new social revolution - the 60's comes from it.

The joy of music should never be interrupted by a commercial.

What [Louis Armstrong] does is real, and true, and honest, and simple, and even noble. Every time this man puts his trumpet to his lips, even if only to practice three notes, he does it with his whole soul.

When the study of the arts leads to the adoration of the formula (heaven forbid), we shall be lost.

The second fiddle. I can get plenty of first violinists, but to find someone who can play the second fiddle with enthusiasm