The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. Nighttime is for sleeping.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day.
I can't write at night. For me, I'm programmed to believe that nighttime is for relaxation.
I don't know if music can change the world overnight but I know that music can help someone make it through a difficult night.
Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.
Sleep is an excellent way of listening to an opera.
I used to assume no one would care, but I do think now I've written songs that are useful to people having dark hours.
Night is the mother of thoughts.
Writing for the theater, you find yourself living a nocturnal life.
As artists, we like night more than day sometimes.
I don't believe in writing at night because it comes too easily. When I read it in the morning it's not good. I need daylight to begin. Between nine and ten o'clock I have a long breakfast with reading and music.