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

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

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'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.

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

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.