In The Nineteenth Century The More Grandiose

That Is Why The Analogy Of Stealing Does Not Work. With A Thief, We Want To Know How Much Money He Or She Stole, And From Whom? With The Artist It Is Not How Much He Or She Took From Whom, But What The Artist Did With It.

Yes, Influences Are Enriching, And They Can Be Found In Every Work Of Art, Even The Most Original.

I Don't Dare Postulate About Science, But I Know That It Takes Both Emotion And Intellect In Order For Art To Happen.

Great Music Does Not Just Make Me Feel Good. It Means Something. It Makes Us Understand. It Makes Us Happy.

I Strongly Suggest That We Play Down Basics Like Who Influenced Whom, And Instead Study The Way The Influence Is Transformed, In Other Words: How The Artist Made It His Own.