Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it takes that much money to put a show on.
I remain loyal to Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert in music and to Shakespeare and Jane Austen in literature.
We play happy music, and we make people happy. That's why they like us.
So many things can drive you mad as a child, not only music.
Of course there is no formula for success, except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life, and what it brings
I endeavor that all orchestras I conduct sound Central European.
I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
Why does Israel always have to suffer for others to feel bad for it?
To my mind and ear, there is simply nothing that compares to the musical sophistication of a late Beethoven, Bartok, Schubert or Brahms work for minimal forces.
Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold.
Now that I have found someone, I'm feeling more alone... than I ever have before.
It's very hard to write a song alone. It's only by jamming that you can get a song together.
There are some sounds that English singers find quite difficult to manipulate.
We don't want other people poking into our artistic pie.
Astrology is an aesthetic affront. It cheapens astronomy, like using Beethoven for commercial jingles.
You have to channel the interpretation and performance into 100 people. And with the audience, the critics.
I think Wes Montgomery is the greatest jazz guitarist that ever lived.
I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.
And I always tried to be not a star. To be someone who people like to talk to.
I never sit down and write. I just sorta let things form in my brain.
It's as much fun as it ever was, you know, once I get there. Gettin' there is a little harder.
