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

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.

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.

Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.

Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.

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

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