What Is Necessary Is Possible, What We

There Is A Difference Between Being A Timekeeper And Keeping The Pulse Or Being In Step With The Pulse In The Band.

What Is Necessary Is Possible, What We Want Is Expensive. What Is Unnecessary Is Unlikely.

If A Professional Musician In A Symphony Orchestra Is Playing Beethoven. But This Particular Orchestra Have Played This Particular Chestnut So Many Times, They Can Play It In Their Sleep. Does The Genius Remain Present In The Music Or Not?

The Concern Of The Musician Is To Play The Music. It Is There Demanding To Be Given Sound To.

To Me, Art Is The Capacity To Experience One's Innocence: Craft Is How You Get To That Point. Maturity In A Musician Would Be The Point At Which One Is Innocent At Will. At That Point The Relationship Between Music And The Musician Is Direct And Reliable. The Relationship With Music Is Always Mysterious: When It Works, You Can Never Tell. You Can Never Guarantee When It's Going To Work. You Can Only To Put Yourself In A Place Where It's More Likely To Happen.