All Gordon Getty Quotes
- Both parents were very encouraging - especially my father. My father thought the sun rose and set with me. Neither one had a musical background… Any
- Either your understanding of the meaning of music is there from the beginning or it is not. Beginning
- I don't think events in your life affect your music. Affect
- I just have to take my chances like any other composer. Any
- I do not think that music keeps evolving. It evolved through Bach; since then, in my humble opinion, all the innovations added nothing. Added
- I feel that I belong to the 19th century. Some composers' music is very topical. It almost says, 'This is about what I read in… Almost Says
- I see only adaptations - not revolutions. Adaptation
- I was in Paris at an English-language bookstore. I picked up a volume of Dickinson's poetry. I came back to my hotel, read 2,000 of… Began
- I'm a terrible singer, but it helps when I have to call a taxi. Call
- I've had every advantage in the world, despite the 18 years of silence which were nobody's fault but mine. Advantage
- Ive managed to dodge the curse. Not all my family have. Of course, music helped me - music is all about civilization, about something worthwhile.… All
- If you have more money than you need, you have to give it away. It's a duty. I get to choose whom to sponsor, and… Areas
- The Getty family has been fully supportive throughout this situation, and for that, I am very grateful. Been
- It's true that I tend to daydream. I'm the same person in business as I am in music: I can be distracted and absentminded. It's… Absentminded
- I personally do not write highbrow music. If I do, it's by accident. Accident
- I want to make the world better. Better
- My father was so much more than an accomplished businessman. Accomplished
- My music is all about an idealistic human personality. I have 19th-century ideals. All
- Nicolette, Kendalle, and Alexandra are my children. Their mother, Cynthia Beck, and I, love them very much. Alexandra
- There is no change - I'm as deep or as shallow as I ever was. What's new is on-the-job experience. This is what you gain… Change
- When my opera Plump Jack was performed in 1989, my first piano teacher sent me something that I'd composed when I was four. I remember… Composed