The European Boys Have Small Ideas But

I Frequently Hear Music In The Heart Of Noise.

A Skyscraper Is At The Same Time A Triumph Of The Machine And A Tremendous Emotional Experience, Almost Breath-taking. Not Merely Its Height But Its Mass And Proportions Are The Result Of An Emotion, As Well As Of Calculation.

It Took Me Three Weeks To Write The 'rhapsody In Blue.' I Had Always Wanted To Write Something Blue And Paul Whiteman Inspired.

All These Tales Of People Sitting Down And Composing Symphonies Just As Though They Were Writing A Letter Are Very Much Exaggerated; At Least, It Isn't That Way In My Work.

Not Many Composers Have Ideas. Far More Of Them Know How To Use Strange Instruments Which Do Not Require Ideas.