What we hear is the quality of our listening.

Expectation closes the door to what is happening in the moment.

If a professional musician in a symphony orchestra is playing Beethoven. But this particular orchestra have played this particular chestnut so many times, they can play it in their sleep. Does the genius remain present in the music or not?

Business logic and musical logic are utterly incompatible.

Usually people think that it is the musicians who create the music, but in fact it is music who creates the musicians.

What is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely.

Music never goes away. It is always available, but we're not always available for music.