Beethoven suppressed everything, his personal life disappeared until he was locked inside. That is a figure quite extreme.
Music remains the most strange of the materials because we don't understand what happens when music moves you.
I think we're all pretty odd.
The Greek sculptor - I don't think he was very different from any of us.
Public notice does not necessarily accord with internal fulfilment.
I am quite certain in my heart of hearts that modern music and modern art is not a conspiracy, but is a form of truth and integrity for those who practise it honestly, decently and with all their being.