We are so indebted to our ancestors, musically speaking, that they have left us 400 years of music.
Zubin MehtaMy mom taught me how to sew when I was 2 or 3, so I've been sewing for as long as I can remember.
Serena WilliamsI didn't used to think about politics much, or social issues. I was a teenager, writing about girls.
Conor OberstI learnt from Armstrong on the early recordings that you never sang a song the same way twice.
Van MorrisonI was not a doper, I told myself - I just injected myself to recover and needed pills to sleep.
Racing Through the DarkAs you know, there are certain languages that lend themselves very easily to vocal use.
Neville MarrinerMost Beethoven symphonies require 80 or more instruments, and the late romantics even more.
Neville MarrinerIt's only when you're flying above it that you realize how incredible the Earth really is.
Philippe PerrinAs a high wire walker, I do not allow myself to 'leave the wire' during a performance.
Philippe PetitI've been arrested many times for illegal high wire walking and illegal street performing.
Philippe Petit