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

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

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

Musicians own music because music owns them.

In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise.

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 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.