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

I think Americans are wonderful film actors - the best in the world - but they are a very contemporary race and they look forward all the time.

I firmly believe that we have more latent musical talent in America than there is in any other country. But to dig it out there must be good music throughout the land, a lot of it. Everyone must hear it, and such a process takes time.

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.

Nobody else in the world has a form like the Native American musical, and Americans should be very proud.

I don't think there is much American music.

America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.

The best of pop in our country is among the best of the arts that we do. And Britain does the arts as well as, and sometimes better than, anybody else on the planet.

We aren't people who believe that just because we're performers our opinions on everything need to be known.

I get a wave of pride in America when I look back at what we've accomplished in the field of music.