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"One must indeed test the strings to this life, bounce the bow, wet the mouthpiece, prepare for the deeper music that follows."

"There is nothing in the world so much like prayer as music is."

"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."

"Miranda raised her eyebrows. Apparently she hadn't figured me for a country music fan. I liked her for that."

"Music reveals the deepest beauty of the soul."

"Music is the fastest motivator in the world."

"Music has the ability to express in the upbeat every brilliant aspect of existence, while on the downbeat convey the anguish that a human being experiences when apprehending the fleeting nature of time, and the mysterious torture of living and dying. Music stands alone in its ability to communicate the symbols and phases of life, both being and nonbeing."
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"The only reason we wore sunglasses onstage was because we couldn't stand the sight of the audience."

"All of the sudden the audiences started getting younger and the spread of the attendance was really wide. I think it's as a result of the records selling more that they started following our careers."

"Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really helps to have a certain amount of knowledge about musical structure."

"The value of having a computer, to me, is that it'll remember everything you do. It's a databank."

"I'm writing a movie about Mozart going to New York in the '60s. I've been reading so many novels."
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