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"I can't read a note of music. I just do it all from ear."
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"Music is the highest form of philosophy of the conscious mind."
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"Music fills the infinite to give us infinite joy."
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"Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from deeper levels of our psyche."
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"I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not to say confusing, in its enormous diversity of styles, technical procedures, and systems of esthetics."
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"Music fills the soul with divine beauty of pure love and life."
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"I think recordings have been a terrific advance because now, when you have a piece of music, particularly something that appears to the listener very complicated, there's really a push to the world to try to figure out what it was that he was hearing."
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"The conception of background music is changing. You use less and less of it these days."
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"I only write music for myself, I don't try and appeal to anyone else."
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"The greatest thing about doing this movie was that Chris and I both were involved in folk music in the '60s. I had a group, but I don't think it was at the same level as Chris, because he's an amazing musician."
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"My earliest professional musical experiences were really as a session player, and every day was an adventure. Three sessions a day, every day, and you never knew who you would be working with until you arrived at the studio."
Adventure
"The studio is not the place to write. You need to be 75% ready when you go into the studio, and then the music can develop to the next stage."
Music
"As a songwriter, I was influenced by David Bowie - a great writer. A class above everybody in so many ways. Lennon and McCartney, of course. Class stuff. David Cousins was my favorite lyricist."
Class
"Actually, I only left twice. I left then, and then rejoined literally two years later for Going For The One."
Years
"I read numerous books - loads in fact - and, as I always do when recording a historical project, immersed myself into the subject matter. I spent many hours at Henry's old homes, such as Hampton Court, and visiting the Tower of London. I read no other books during that period."
Books
"I always say that it's about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place."
First
"People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits."
People
"When I die, I'll probably climb out of the coffin and play the organ at my own funeral!"
Play
"My faith is very private to me. It plays an important part in my life, but I do not try and throw my beliefs at others. I have tremendous respect for all faiths and beliefs, but have a deep concern that religion and faith are currently a long way apart from each other."
Faith
"I'm always writing or playing because that is my life."
Life
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