Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.

Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.

Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.

Composers should write tunes that chauffeurs and errand boys can whistle.

There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what read more

There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn't give a damn what goes on in between.

ext to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.

ext to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.

Modern recording has made it so that people can spend forever taking shortcuts and making everything uniform, but that strips read more

Modern recording has made it so that people can spend forever taking shortcuts and making everything uniform, but that strips music of what makes it exciting.

I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to.

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves - which is the same read more

Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves - which is the same thing nowadays.

I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt read more

I remember being handed a score composed by Mozart at the age of eleven. What could I say? I felt like de Kooning, who was asked to comment on a certain abstract painting, and answered in the negative. He was then told it was the work of a celebrated monkey. 'That's different. For a monkey, it's terrific.'

We consider that any man who can fiddle all through one of those Virginia Reels without losing his grip, may read more

We consider that any man who can fiddle all through one of those Virginia Reels without losing his grip, may be depended upon in any kind of musical emergency.