Quote

Music has an intrinsic value that touches Americans - they love their music, and want more.

Once you're in a particular country, and you're surrounded by musicians who are so adept at traditional music, you suddenly realize how much there is to explore and digest and learn and experience.

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

If North American musicians would only know how uncomfortable life is for European musicians.

For us music is mainly part of the entertainment world and is often a luxury.

American musicians are very giving - they have the highest standard in the world - but they are also very demanding in their conditions.

American music is a powerful ingredient in international music, and as much as it comes from within, it also comes from without.

It is a rare American who does not have some story about how music has made our lives richer and more interesting, how it has changed our moods, brought out the best in our character and even sometimes helped us earn a living.

There's more to being a musician than just making music.

What is American music? The most satisfying answer I've come across is that it was a kind of natural comfort with the vernacular which is diverse and regional; it's not one particular set of sounds.