The art of translation lies less in knowing the other language than in knowing your own.
Compose first, worry later.
To see itself through, music must have idea or magic. ... Music with neither dies young though rich.
To start writing about your life is, from one standpoint, to stop living it. You must avoid adventures today so as to make time for registering those of yesterday.
Love is a mystery which, when solved, evaporates. The same holds for music.
Anyone can be gay - it's no accomplishment - but only I can be me.