Mozart wrote so many works in his thirty-five years that it would take a lifetime just to write out the notes. We literally do not know how he did it.
Lukas FossYes, influences are enriching, and they can be found in every work of art, even the most original.
Lukas FossTo come to grips with creativity, I must ask creative, adventurous questions - the kind which, in all likelihood, cannot be answered.
Lukas FossIn the nineteenth century the more grandiose word inspiration began to replace the word idea in the arts.
Lukas Foss