Capitalism, communism ... it's all garbage.

I never studied, but I had the best teachers.

You must play for the love of music. Perfect technique is not as important as making music from the heart.

Capitalism, communism ... it's all garbage.

I like coming to the United States because the United States played an important role in my life.

There is too much emphasis on technical perfection nowadays, and not enough on what music is actually about - irony, joy, human suffering, love.

Explain to me, please, why in our literature and art so often people absolutely incompetent in this field have the final word.