The Greater The Emotional Intensity, The Greater

I Was Much More Interested In The Orchestra Than The Piano, But I Did Become Fairly Proficient As A Pianist And My Teachers Felt I Had Talent And Wanted Me To Become A Good Concert Pianist And Earn My Living That Way.

I've Always Regarded Nature As The Clothing Of God.

To Me, Atonality Is Against Nature. There Is A Center To Everything That Exists. The Planets Have The Sun, The Earth, The Moon.

My Mother's Background Was Scottish. She Came From An Old Family, Some Of Whom Lived In Upper New York State And Some Of Whom Had Come Over From Scotland.

I Did All Kinds Of Things In Order To Earn A Living.