Expectation closes the door to what is happening in the moment.
Discipline is never an end in itself, only a means to an end.
My life has improved so much since I stopped doing interviews.
I recommend my students not to be professional unless they really have to be. I tell them, 'If you love music, sell Hoovers or be a plumber. Do something useful with your life.'
Me and a book is a party. Me and a book and a cup of coffee is an orgy.
Music can be transformative, utterly transformative. The act of music is utterly transformative.