“I love the sound of the distant bugle call in the countryside in early morning I love to be pushed in busy crowds I love the sound of gongs and trumpets along the streets I love circus performances I even wish to die in this moment of glorious encounter.”

Often my creative life has seemed like a long tunnel, dark and damp. And sometimes I wondered whether I could live through it. But I did!

Without movement there is no Life…We should use our energy to the fullest.

The greatest fear in the world is of the opinions of others. And the moment you are unafraid of the crowd you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion. A great roar arises in your heart, the roar of freedom.

You don’t play for the crowd, you play for the country.

I’m a little more shy and not comfortable dancing in front of a large crowd.

Since the beginning, it was just the same. The only difference, the crowds are bigger now.

I’m with a crowd but so alone.

We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet.

Never follow the crowd, go where it’s empty.

To lead an orchestra, you must turn your back on the crowd.