You know, all my songs are relatives, brothers, sisters, cousins.

You know, all my songs are relatives, brothers, sisters, cousins.

the blackberry bees
reorchestrate their chant.

the blackberry bees
reorchestrate their chant.

Opera in English is, in the main, about as sensible as baseball in Italian.

Opera in English is, in the main, about as sensible as baseball in Italian.

Music is the art of thinking with sounds.

Music is the art of thinking with sounds.

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.

Music arose with its voluptuous swell,
Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again,
And all read more

Music arose with its voluptuous swell,
Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again,
And all went merry as a marriage bell.

Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?

Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?

My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.

My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.