When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to read more

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Rugged the breast that music cannot tame.

Rugged the breast that music cannot tame.

Through the music I hope to give it an arc that gives it a greater sense of a journey through read more

Through the music I hope to give it an arc that gives it a greater sense of a journey through the set rather than a bunch of songs.

I'm not saying I wasn't flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music read more

I'm not saying I wasn't flawed or amateurish. But you can never say I did anything to appease the music business.

Without music, life is a journey through a desert.

Without music, life is a journey through a desert.

The high note is not the only thing.

The high note is not the only thing.

And hears thy stormy music in the drum!

And hears thy stormy music in the drum!

Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know read more

Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion is listening to him. - Waiting for God.