After Reaching 50, I Began To Wonder

You Go Through Phases. You Have To Reinvent Reasons For Playing, And One Year's Answer Might Not Do For Another.

When People Ask Me How They Should Approach Performance, I Always Tell Them The Professional Musician Should Aspire To The State Of The Beginner.

Each Day I Move Toward That Which I Do Not Understand. The Result Is A Continuous Accidental Learning Which Constantly Shapes My Life.

Sharing Is A Much Better Way To Communicate Than Proving.

I Think The Purpose Of A Piece Of Music Is Significant When It Actually Lives In Somebody Else. A Composer Puts Down A Code, And A Performer Can Activate The Code In Somebody Else. Once It Lives In Somebody Else, It Can Live In Others As Well.