It Is My Wish That You May

I Carry My Thoughts About With Me For A Long Time... Before Writing Them Down... Once I Have Grasped A Theme. I Shall Not Forget It Even Years Later. I Change Many Things, Discard Others, And Try Again And Again Until I Am Satisfied; Then, In My Head... [the Work] Rises, It Grows, I Hear And See The Image N Front Of Me From Every Angle... And Only The Labor Of Writing It Down Remains... I Turn My Ideas Into Tones That Resound, Roar, And Rage Until At Last They Stand Before Me In The Form Of Notes.

Of All My Children, This Is The One That Cost Me The Worst Birth-pangs And Brought Me The Most Sorrow; And For That Reason It Is The One Most Dear To Me.

Music Can Change The World.

This Is The Mark Of A Really Admirable Man: Steadfastness In The Face Of Trouble.

The Vibrations On The Air Are The Breath Of God Speaking To Man's Soul. Music Is The Language Of God. We Musicians Are As Close To God As Man Can Be. We Hear His Voice, We Read His Lips, We Give Birth To The Children Of God, Who Sing His Praise. That's What Musicians Are.