I wanted to be a war reporter - scrabbling around, exposing things. I didn't want to go to university, I wanted to get a job, but Auntie Beryl said I should go to Oxford.
“Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.”
“When I play, I very quickly put myself into a light hypnotic trance and compose while playing, drawing directly from the emotions.”