Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.
In America, life is introverted, self-absorbed - and so is their music.
My life is so full of sacrifices.
I walk four miles three or four times a week.
In one year I travelled 450,000 miles by air.
7 Mile is like an Ave. Back in the days it was poppin' in the summer time.
I'm not going to fly a million miles with somebody I don't know.
A journey of a thousand mile begins with a SMiLE
A shadow passes over her face, but she shakes it off fast as she leans forward, her bright-blue hair swinging over her shoulder and clashing with her pumpkin-orange shirt. “You think you’re the only one who wants to bring back someone they love? ...
A lillion miles of journey starts with a foot stamp
The musical equivalent of St Pancras Station. (on Elgar)
What I never overcame is a kind of shyness.
An orchestra full of stars can be a disaster.
I can run a good few miles. I box a little.
I'm not the type of person to live in fear. I think positively.
Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman.
Preparing for a future in music is an expensive proposition.
I love both my parents dearly.
It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is.
Tonight I'm going to listen with my ears.
Basically speaking, conducting is quite a healthy profession.
