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Me And A Book Is A Party. Me And A Book And A Cup Of Coffee Is An Orgy.

The Creative Musician ... Is ... The Radio Receiver, Not The Broadcasting Station. His Personal Discipline Is To Improve The Quality Of The Components, The Transistors, The Speakers, The Alloys In The Receiver Itself, But Never To Concern Himself Overmuch With Putting Out The Program. The Program Is There; All He Has To Do Is Receive It As Far As Possible.

To Me, Art Is The Capacity To Experience One's Innocence: Craft Is How You Get To That Point. Maturity In A Musician Would Be The Point At Which One Is Innocent At Will. At That Point The Relationship Between Music And The Musician Is Direct And Reliable. The Relationship With Music Is Always Mysterious: When It Works, You Can Never Tell. You Can Never Guarantee When It's Going To Work. You Can Only To Put Yourself In A Place Where It's More Likely To Happen.

Understanding Is Simple. Knowing Is Complicated.

Music Can Be Transformative, Utterly Transformative. The Act Of Music Is Utterly Transformative.