I continue to explain that plot inconsistencies in B movies are consistent, and should not be allowed to undermine one's enjoyment of the action, nor the fundamental credibility of the storyline: the good & bad guys are clearly delineated & easily recognizable, the hero duffs over the baddies, things blow up loudly & spectacularly, the good guy wins. Entirely credible.

The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language.

If you are playing repertoire material, you're stuck. There's not huge amounts you can do.

My life as a professional musician is a joyless exercise in futility.

What has changed in 40 years? It’s very simple: 40 years ago there was a market economy. Today there is a market society – today everything, including ethics, has a price.

I'm not really interested in music. Music is just a means of creating a magical state.

Understanding is simple. Knowing is complicated.