Yet half the beast is the great god Pan,
To laugh, as he sits by the river,
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Yet half the beast is the great god Pan,
To laugh, as he sits by the river,
Making a poet out of a man.
The true gods sigh for the cost and the pain--
For the reed that grows never more again
As a reed with the reeds of the river.

I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

Life without music would be a mistake.

Life without music would be a mistake.

A good listener tries to understand thoroughly what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, read more

A good listener tries to understand thoroughly what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but before he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with. - Guide to Good Leadership.

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.

I need drama in my life to keep making music.

I need drama in my life to keep making music.

Practice as if you are the worst, perform as if you are the best.

Practice as if you are the worst, perform as if you are the best.

I don't believe in having bands for solo records.

I don't believe in having bands for solo records.

We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.