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.'
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I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.
I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.
See what will happen if you don't stop biting your fingernails?
See what will happen if you don't stop biting your fingernails?
The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at.
The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at.
Classical music is the kind that we keep hoping will turn into a tune.
Classical music is the kind that we keep hoping will turn into a tune.
After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and read more
There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.
When I was a little kid, I took tap and ballet. I've always loved to dance. I'm a rhythm machine.
When I was a little kid, I took tap and ballet. I've always loved to dance. I'm a rhythm machine.
After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
It's a marvelous feeling when someone says "I want to do this song of yours" because they've connected to it. read more
It's a marvelous feeling when someone says "I want to do this song of yours" because they've connected to it. That's what I'm after.
