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 20th century has been a badly written drama, from the beginning.

You can sit there, tense and worried, freezing the creative energies, or you can start writing something. It doesn't matter what. In five or ten minutes, the imagination will heat, the tightness will fade, and a certain spirit and rhythm will take over.

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

It would be nice to hear someone accidentally whistle something of mine, somewhere, just once.

It is hard to think of another composer who so perfectly marries form and passion.