Anybody can put things together that belong together. to put things together that don't go together, and make it work, that takes genius like Mozart's. Yet he is presented in the play Amadeus as a kind of silly boy whom… — Lukas Foss Copy Share Image
It is the element I miss in electronic music - no performance, no loving immersion. Maybe that is why I was never particularly drawn… — Lukas Foss Copy Share
That is why the analogy of stealing does not work. With a thief, we want to know how much money he or she stole,… — Lukas Foss Copy Share
Since age seven, I've been composing and have never stopped composing, yet, the creative process is as elusive to me as it has ever… — Lukas Foss Copy Share
In the nineteenth century the more grandiose word inspiration began to replace the word idea in the arts. — Lukas Foss Copy Share
If one uses music that one does not really love, then one will not succeed in making it one's own. — Lukas Foss Copy Share
I still do not know where the notes will come from when I accept a commission for a new work. — Lukas Foss Copy Share
Yes, influences are enriching, and they can be found in every work of art, even the most original. — Lukas Foss Copy Share
Boulez's only concern is with power. He lost the leadership of the avant-guard more than ten years ago to Stockhausen. Now others have moved… — Lukas Foss Copy Share
My students frequently ask what their next project should be. My advice: immerse yourself in the music you love and you will find what… — Lukas Foss Copy Share
As I sit down and start to work, I often panic. I stare at the empty piece of music paper. How can I say… — Lukas Foss Copy Share
To understand Mozart's contradictory qualities would indeed be to understand genius. — Lukas Foss Copy Share
To come to grips with creativity, I must ask creative, adventurous questions - the kind which, in all likelihood, cannot be answered. — Lukas Foss Copy Share
Most people think an artist tries to be original, but originality is the last thing that develops in the artist. — Lukas Foss Copy Share
I don't dare postulate about science, but I know that it takes both emotion and intellect in order for art to happen. — Lukas Foss Copy Share
