Arguably, no artist grows up: If he sheds the perceptions of childhood, he ceases being an artist.

There are no fascinating people, only their works are fascinating.

If you read reviews of concerts, the word 'creative' comes up all the time. However, performers playing music usually aren't creative. Critics might say they are, but they're just playing another persons work. They didn't create it.

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.

If a composer could state in words what being a composer means, he would no longer need to be a composer.

The same piece of music alters at each hearing. But oh, the need to repeat and repeat and repeat unchanged the sexual experience.

Compose first, worry later.