If one were asked to name one musician who came closest to composing without human flaw, I suppose general consensus would choose Johann Sebastian Ba….

The inspired moment may sometimes be described as a kind of hallucinatory state of mind: one half of the personality emotes and dictates while the ot….

Inspiration may be a form of superconsciousness, or perhaps of subconsciousness - I wouldn't know. But I am sure it is the antithesis of self-conscio….

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 e….

The melody is generally what the piece is all about..

I don't compose. I assemble materials..

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..

Composers tend to assume that everyone loves music. Surprisingly enough, everyone doesn’t..