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You May Feel Depressed, But It Can't Be So Depressing That You Can't Move. No, I Would Say That People Create In Moments When They Are Elated About Expressing Their Depression!

The Melody Is Generally What The Piece Is All About.

Someone Once Asked Me... Whether I Waited For Inspiration. My Answer Was: "every Day!"

So Long As The Human Spirit Thrives On This Planet, Music In Some Living Form Will Accompany And Sustain It And Give It Expressive Meaning.

For Me, The Most Important Thing Is The Element Of Chance That Is Built Into A Live Performance. The Very Great Drawback Of Recorded Sound Is The Fact That It Is Always The Same. No Matter How Wonderful A Recording Is, I Know That I Couldn't Live With It--even Of My Own Music--with The Same Nuances Forever.