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

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.

Let your mind alone, and see what happens.

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

You explain how it went, and as far as you can figure out how it got that way.

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.

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.