If music be the food of love, play on.

If music be the food of love, play on.

The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, read more

The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, 'Yes.' And 'Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?" My answer to that would be, 'No.'

And hears thy stormy music in the drum!

And hears thy stormy music in the drum!

I need drama in my life to keep making music.

I need drama in my life to keep making music.

See what will happen if you don't stop biting your fingernails?

See what will happen if you don't stop biting your fingernails?

Each song, you're telling a story and acting.

Each song, you're telling a story and acting.

Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once.

Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once.

Country music is three chords and the truth.

Country music is three chords and the truth.

I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt read more

I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt like de Kooning, who was asked to comment on a certain abstract painting, and answered in the negative. He was then told it was the work of a celebrated monkey. 'That's different. For a monkey, it's terrific.'