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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.
True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans and my read more
True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time. My people are Americans and my time is today.
The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies read more
The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life just to make sure that one note follows another . . . and leaves us with the feeling that something is right in the world.
Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.
Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.
Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul
Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul
Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout.
Giving jazz the Congressional seal of approval is a little like making Huck Finn an honorary Boy Scout.
Music can change the world because it can change people.
Music can change the world because it can change people.
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.
