We musicians, like everyone else, are numb with sorrow at this murder, and with rage at the senselessness of the crime. But this sorrow and rage will not inflame us to seek retribution; rather they will inflame our art. Our music will never again be quite the same. This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before. And with each note we will honor the spirit of John Kennedy, commemorate his courage, and reaffirm his faith in the Triumph of the Mind.

I have two answers to everything and one answer to nothing.

Any asshole can write a tone-row. It takes a composer to write a tune.

Wine snobbery, of course, is part showmanship, part sophistication, part knowledge, and part bluff

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

Success is all very well as long as you don't inhale.

I'm no longer quite sure what the question is, but I do know that the answer is Yes.