Quote by Jean Sibelius

“Pay no attention to what the critics say. A statue has never been erected in honor of a critic.”

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Musicians talk of nothing but money and jobs. Give me businessmen every time. They really are interested in music and art

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Whereas most other modern composers are engaged in manufacturing cocktails of every hue and description, I offer the public pure cold water.

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If we understood the world, we would realize that there is a logic of harmony underlying its manifold apparent dissonances.

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Whereas most other modern composers are engaged in manufacturing cocktails of every hue and description, I offer the public cold spring water.

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Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been erected to a critic.

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Music begins where the possibilities of language end.

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For me, music begins where words end.

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Millions of years ago, in my previous incarnations, I must have been related to swans... because I can still feel that affinity.

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The framework of a symphony must be so strong that it forces you to follow it, regardless of the environment and circumstances.

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Pay no attention to what the critics say; no statue has ever been put up to a critic.

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Music is, for me, like a beautiful mosaic which God has put together. He takes all the pieces in his hand, throws them into…

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If I could express the same thing with words as with music, I would, of course, use a verbal expression. Music is something autonomous…

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