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I have my own definition of minimalism, which is that which is created with a minimum of means.
Out of Coltrane's whole history, there are things which I think are great from all the periods.
Names and theoretical things don't occur to me. If they do, I'm not doing my real playing mode.
I just remembered when I was an adolescent girl wanting to leave my island and find my calling.
In the world of art, as in the whole of creation, freedom and progress are the main objectives.
Even in poverty I lived like a king for I tell you that nobility is the thing that makes a king
Rossini would have been a great composer if his teacher had spanked him enough on his backside.
My heart is full of many things there are moments when I feel that speech is nothing after all.
Part of what makes music so interesting is the lack of consensus on just about any given topic.
I'm not a craftsman of graphics or art or film. I'm more of an idea generator and manufacturer.
That spirit of mockery characteristic of the guaracha was part of the mambo from the beginning.
Every farm with slaves was a slave-breeding farm. Raising slaves was mostly a cottage industry.
Still the noise in the mind: that is the first task - then everything else will follow in time.
I suppose it never occurs to these people that a man might just want to write a piece of music.
To the unmusical hearer a note on the gong means dinner, this perhaps often is menacing enough.
I regard the Jewish race as the born enemy of pure humanity and everything that is noble in it.
Don't cheer me, just hear me Out 'cause I got the clout-shout (Ho!) Before I turn the party out
If a piece of music is under three minutes long, it's rock. Over three minutes, it's classical.
That's the definition of popularity. Something that literally resonates with many, many people.
There's a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary.
If I can introduce someone to something new, as is constantly happening to me, then I am elated
I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Music itself is not going to let you down.
There is only one of the two that can reside in our hearts, GOD or ego. If GOD is in ego is out.
No, no, I didn't know him. He lost his mind around 1917 because of the tragedy of the Armenians.
I would wake up in Moscow or somewhere else, my heart beating fast, feeling bitter and helpless.
It may well be that some composers do not believe in God. All of them, however, believe in Bach.
I can count on one hand the number of instrumental hits there have been over the last ten years.
The goods of this world are most dear to me, but much dearer are peace of mind and my own honor.
Esquire, in a July, 1957 issue, has a photograph of me playing the French horn at the Five Spot.
I fluffed off the guy who kept requesting tunes all night, then found out he was the King's son.
For the first six or eight months at Juilliard I felt paralysed. I didn't know what I was doing.
Learning how to listen to others and how to listen to your own thoughts is the ultimate process.
The function of the creative artist consists of making laws, not in following laws already made.
Love is in the air these days, so we thought we'd give a try to make your day a little brighter.
I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding.
In January 1944 I was called up by the Forced Labor Service, but I deserted on October 10, 1944.
Once, in London, the BBC asked me what was my favorite English book. I said Alice in Wonderland.
I think there are influences that you open the door to, and influences that come under the door.
Most people are awestruck when they see Lady Gaga and Bette Midler, but then the queen comes in.
In order to win, you must be fully charged. To be fully charged, you must have gas in your tank.
Composing for the prepared piano is not a criticism of the instrument. I'm only being practical.
Congratulations! If I may be so bold Only 40 years to go Before you're a century old Just saying
Three days in a city now and I'm quite flipped. There's too much noise. I just can't do with it.
I pretty much believe that a film is a film and when an audience watches a film, they finish it.
There's some familiarity in Celtic music, even if you've never heard that piece of music before.
I would also like to thank my father who discouraged me from playing the violin at an early age.
[My interest in music] is from my mother and my grandmother, who were pianists, and they taught.
For me Wagner is impossible... he talks without ever stopping. One can't just talk all the time.
You grow and learn a lot about the industry and what happens behind closed doors over the years.
I am terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music will be put on records forever.