- [on 'The Perfect American', his opera about Walt Disney] The unique thing about American culture is that high and popular culture are closely related. Disney understood that. What makes this opera interesting is that it shows the best of American character - and some of the worst.
- When I was a kid, I took music lessons because my family thought that that was the sign of a good education. I didn't give my kids music education so they could become musicians. I did it because the training, the habits of work - those are lifelong accomplishments.
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