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The body is a rock; the arms are snakes
I don't give concerts, I put on a show.
Lawrence of Arabia, British Beatlemania.
The Germans are prisoners of their past.
[Bach is the] reason I became a musician
Man, that cat [Ornette Coleman] is nuts.
I don't really like to explain my songs.
I don't think you can contrive any sound.
I like music that expresses what I think.
Marriage is a triumph of habit over hate.
I'm a self-made man. Who else would help?
I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.
All musicians are potential band leaders.
There is a craft and a power in listening.
Mozart died too late rather than too soon.
I was completely anxious when I was young.
The loudest noise in the world is silence.
After two takes you're imitating yourself.
Every day in life is beautiful...every day!
You can speak your mind But not on my time.
They are sharing a drink called loneliness.
My music comes from my personal background.
Self-pity - it's the only pity that counts.
I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.
You need three or five hands to play Ligeti.
She's the quiet type who's into heavy metal.
Don't send me no letter, cause I can't read.
I didn't start playing piano until I was 18.
Behind every silver lining, there's a cloud.
I have an eye for new and refreshing talent.
I am no more humble than my talents require.
I am tired before the concert, not afterward.
Working too hard can give you a heart-attack.
I don't believe in changing the unchangeable.
It's always night, or we wouldn't need light.
Even when I'm sick and depressed, I love life.
What if she figures out you're not very smart?
I've learned to dance with a hand in my pants.
You should listen to a lot of different music.
She's so ugly, the tide wouldn't take her out.
I had had a classical education prior to that.
Be-bop wasn't developed in any deliberate way.
Everybody in all countries tries to play jazz.
Music saved my life and music saves me still...
I always hated my hair, so now it's going away.
I don't know why people thought I was retiring.
Having a set, popular formula does inhibit you.
I would happy for someone to download my music.
Once I make up my mind, I'm full of indecision.
I grew up on film scores and scores from films.