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Music is always going to be only as sophisticated as the culture that consumes it.

I have observed, too, that the people of the many countries that I have visited are showing an ever increasing interest in the classical and traditional music of their own cultures.

Maybe one day music will just be music, and there won't be these categories; it'll just be different shades of music.

I've always been attracted to multicultural music. It's where the world is going.

You can enjoy many different types of music. I think that's something more Americans should think about.

I'm not suggesting our music is the only music, but I am suggesting that there are certain elements in America's culture that are so precious that it would be a shame for them to go down the drain.

I've got a feeling that music might not be the most interesting place to be in the world of things.

World events can shape culture. Music is either a soundtrack for or a narration of changing times. And who knows how that's going to go?

So there's no guarantee if you like the music you will empathize with the culture and the people who made it. It doesn't necessarily happen. I think it can, but it doesn't necessarily happen. Which is kind of a shame.