When I'm In My Normal Mood, Music

Originality Is The Only Thing That Counts. But The Originator Uses Material And Ideas That Occur Round Him And Pass Through Him. And Out Of His Experience Comes The Original Creation.

My People Are Americans. My Time Is Today.

Upper Berth, Lower Berth, That's The Difference Between Talent And Genius.

All These Tales Of People Sitting Down And Composing Symphonies Just As Though They Were Writing A Letter Are Very Much Exaggerated; At Least, It Isn't That Way In My Work.

I Like To Think Of Music As An Emotional Science.