"Have you heard any Stockhausen?" Beecham was asked. "No, but I believe I have stepped in some."

No woman is worth the loss of a night's sleep.

Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands and all you can do is scratch it.

Without question the most unpopular medium of musical sound in the world.

Music first and last should sound well, should allure and enchant the ear. Never mind the inner significance.

Composers and musicians have always starved and, as this is a sentimental country, we think the tradition should be continued.

In the first movement alone, I took note of six pregnancies and at least four miscarriages.