You cannot set art off in a corner and hope for it to have vitality, reality, and substance.
“When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.”
“We don't need a melting pot in this country, folks. We need a salad bowl. In a salad bowl, you put in the different things. You want the vegetables - the lettuce, the cucumbers, the onions, the green peppers - to maintain their identity. You appreciate differences.”