Verbal communication about music is impossible except among musicians.

I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization whenever you can.

I listened to the pure crystalline notes of one of Mozart's concertos dropping at my feet like leaves from the trees.

Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job. It's nice if you are experienced in the field you are writing about, but writing is what you are doing.

I said to my friends that if I was going to starve, I might as well starve where the food is good.

The description and explanation is the best part of music reviewing. There is such a thing, and you know it too, as a gift for judgment. If you have it, you can say anything you like. If you haven't got it, you don't know you haven't got it.

I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Music itself is not going to let you down.