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

In America, music is more tightly categorized.

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

The music scene is more competitive in the States.

Unquestionably, our contemporary world of music is far richer, in a sense, than earlier periods, due to the historical and geographical extensions of culture to which I have referred.

I guess music is very global.

Playing music is the best thing in the world. It makes show business almost bearable.

Today, music is great for entertainment, but it is lacking soul; it's lacking substance, and it's difficult to find good stuff. There are too many corporate interests. It's not about the actual music because it's about the corporation, and music just becomes part of a package.

To me, music is entertainment - what else can it be? In fact, it's the only language I know of that's universal.

The music is fun and all that, but first and foremost it is a business, it's about money.