Since Age Seven, I've Been

That Is Why The Analogy Of Stealing Does Not Work. With A Thief, We Want To Know How Much Money He Or She Stole, And From Whom? With The Artist It Is Not How Much He Or She Took From Whom, But What The Artist Did With It.

The Creative Act Is Like Writing A Letter. A Letter Is A Project; You Don't Sit Down To Write A Letter Unless You Know What You Want To Say And To Whom You Want To Say It.

My Students Frequently Ask What Their Next Project Should Be. My Advice: Immerse Yourself In The Music You Love And You Will Find What You Want To Do; You Will Discover Your Next Project.

To Me, Mozart Is Our Shakespeare, The One Who Wrote The Most Dramatic, Psychologically Most Baffling Music. He Combined Ideas That No One Else Would Have Thought Of Putting Together.

I Still Do Not Know Where The Notes Will Come From When I Accept A Commission For A New Work.