I am fascinated by the act of making something real that at one point is only an idea. It is read more

I am fascinated by the act of making something real that at one point is only an idea. It is challenging and beguiling to sense something inside, put it on paper (or carve it in stone), and then step back and see how much has got lost in the process.

To make a hole-in-one in a major, that was great, ... It's an honor for me to play in a read more

To make a hole-in-one in a major, that was great, ... It's an honor for me to play in a major with all these great players and be under par... and then make a hole-in-one to boot. That might put me in the history books.

Although, I am proud of all my Symphonies as they all have something special to say, my particular favourite is read more

Although, I am proud of all my Symphonies as they all have something special to say, my particular favourite is the Fifth. As the great Mahler expert Donald Mitchell said that if Mahler had written another Symphony, it would have been my Fifth!

Access to cash is paramount now. It's absolutely critical.

Access to cash is paramount now. It's absolutely critical.

I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs.

I mean, art for art's sake is ridiculous. Art is for the sake of one's needs.

Some of them seem to convince themselves that this is a relationship.

Some of them seem to convince themselves that this is a relationship.

People need to have the ability to take care of themselves.

People need to have the ability to take care of themselves.

What I see at this moment are the signs of a normal market. Previously, there was a frenzy.

What I see at this moment are the signs of a normal market. Previously, there was a frenzy.

The music we made then was so amateurish, compared to the rest of mainstream pop or rock and roll. But read more

The music we made then was so amateurish, compared to the rest of mainstream pop or rock and roll. But what differentiated us from what everybody else was doing in the business was the fact that you could tell that these people came from different reference areas.