When asked whether he minded if someone smoked in a non-smoking compartment. Certainly not if you don't object if I'm sick.
There are no woman composers, never have been and possibly never will be.
What can you do with it? It's like a lot of yaks jumping about.
Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.
Composers and musicians have always starved and, as this is a sentimental country, we think the tradition should be continued.
Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.