Fools give you reasons and wise men never try.

Hank Williams was one of the greatest writers of all time, and it's very sad that his career lasted for only six years.

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky were not classical musicians while they were alive and active, they were the rock stars of their day.

Great music can come from anywhere around the globe. And there has always been a music business. It just wasn't recorded, nor was it centered in New York, London, Los Angeles or Nashville but rather St Petersburg, Vienna, Berlin, Milan and Paris.

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky were not classical musicians while they were alive and active, they were the rock stars of their day.

It would be impossible for me to give you a list of the top 10 songs that shake my life. Far more music went in to it than just ten.

Among the songs I love best were those that I see as historically important, which help to change and develop my taste.