What The Hell Do You Want To

Porgy Is...an Interesting Example Of What Can Be Done By Talent In Spite Of A Bad Setup. With A Libretto That Should Never Have Been Accepted On A Subject That Should Never Have Been Chosen, A Man Who Should Never Have Attempted It Has Written A Work That Has A Considerable Power.

An Entire Composition Written In Jazz Could Not Live.

It Sounds Simple, Of Course, But Personally I Can Think Of No More Mentally Arduous Task Than Making Music.

Writing Music Is Not So Much Inspiration As Hard Work.

True Music Must Repeat The Thought And Inspirations Of The People And The Time.