I went through the whole number, you know. The swing era, the boogie woogie era, the bebop era. Thelonious Monk is still one of my favorites. So a lot of these people had their effect on me.
“If I can add, say, 10 great new violin concertos to the repertoire before I'm done, that will be truly exciting.”
“There exists no politician in India daring enough to attempt to explain to the masses that cows can be eaten.”