Capitalism, Communism ... It's All Garbage.

Now I Want To Use Money In A Good Way. I Make Foundations Back Home In Russia, I Have Sponsored Vaccinations For More Than One Million Children In My Homeland And I Have Founded Scholarships In The Names Of My Great Russian Compatriots - Oistrakh, Richter, Gilels, Shostakovich, Prokofiev And Schnittke.

There Is Too Much Emphasis On Technical Perfection Nowadays, And Not Enough On What Music Is Actually About - Irony, Joy, Human Suffering, Love.

I Never Studied, But I Had The Best Teachers.

I Played With The Best Conductors Of The World.

People Are Craving This Great Progress In Electronics, Going After Computers, The Internet, Etc. It's A Giant Progress Technologically. But They Must Have A Balance Of Soul, A Balance For Human Beauty. That Means Art Has An Important Role.