We Only Begin To Live Life When

When I Play, I Make Love – It Is The Same Thing.

Never Sound Pompous. You Always Sound Noble, Noble. Absolute Character Of Music Is Nobility. Even Popular Music Can Be Noble, You See. If It's Not Noble, Then It's Not Very Good... Music Is An Art Of Emotion, Of Nobility, Of Dignity, Of Greatness, Of Love, Of Tenderness. All That Must Be Brought Out In Music But Never A Show Of Pompousness.

Most People Ask For Happiness On Condition. Happiness Can Only Be Felt If You Don't Set Any Condition.

I'm A Free Person; I Feel Terribly Free. They Could Put Me In Chains And I Still Would Be Free Because My Thoughts Would Be Mine - And That's All I Want To Have.

Composing A Concert Is Like Composing A Menu.... If You Start With Light Pieces And Play A 45-minute Sonata After The Interlude, It's Like Starting Dinner With Hors D'oeuvres And Dessert And Finishing With A Châteaubriand And Vegetables.