What came up at age 49 is I realized that of all the things I'm interested in, the thing I'm most interested in is figuring out what makes people tick, why people think the way they do, why they act the way they do. And I realized that music is such a great way to investigate why people do what they do.

Classical music is one of the best things that ever happened to mankind. If you get introduced to it in the right way, it becomes your friend for life.

I think anybody who goes away finds you appreciate home more when you return.

The worst thing you can do is say to yourself, "I want to be just like somebody else." You have to absorb knowledge from someone else, but ultimately you have to find your own voice.

When your heart and your mind are engaged, you cannot go wrong.

Bach takes you to a very quiet place within yourself, to the inner core, a place where you are calm and at peace.

Nobody else can make the sound you make.