I love a tree more than a man.

Life would be flat without music. It is the background to all I do. It speaks to the heart in its own special way like nothing else.

A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.

It is my belief one should not belittle the artist; while, however glorious his fame may seem, his time on Mount Olympus as an honourable guest of Zeus is short. It's a pity, but all too eager will the common folk drag him from this etherial heights to the low and trodden earth.

I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet.

What I have in my heart and soul - must find a way out. That's the reason for music.

Handel, to him I bow the knee.