I don't know what the problem with Capitol is. Some one's got to wake 'em up. Prod 'em a little bit.

That was when the Spanish came in and conquered the Aztecs. I thought that was a clever thing.

When I want 30 musicians in the orchestra, I get 30.

I love doing concert music.

I was working all the time I was in college. I was working so much that I could hardly do my college work.

I've never believed in cheapening music by going according to what some people think is public taste.

I'm not an intellectual composer.