“I went in to record the Philharmonic. I wrote down the parts, and I was inside the studio with 62 pieces outside the studio. They never saw my face or what I looked like.”
Wyclef Jean
“Essentially, the [New York] Philharmonic is just like any other orchestra-they all have the spirit of kids, and if you scratch away a little of the fatigue and cynicism, out comes a 17-year-old music student again, full of wonder, exuberance and a tremendous love of music.”
Zubin Mehta
“It's awesome. I thought it would be a wonderful opportunity. I very much favor the Philharmonic.”
Carol Meyer
“[The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra is the proud of offspring of the New Orleans Symphony, which went bankrupt in 1991, leaving its musicians unemployed and stunned.] They didn't tell us, ... We found out because we got letters from our health insurance company saying our policies had been canceled.”
John Fairlie
“The musicians and we know that this is important to the future of the New York Philharmonic and of classical music.”
Zarin Mehta
“The title of the book is 'Jake the Philharmonic Dog'.”
“Out of the closets and into the museums, libraries, architectural monuments, concert halls, bookstores, recording studios and film studios of the world. Everything belongs to the inspired and dedicated thief... Words, colors, light, sounds, stone, wood, bronze belong to the living artist. They belong to anyone who can use them. Loot the Louver! A bas l Originality, the sterile and assertive ego that imprisons us as it creates. Vive le sol -- pure, shameless, total. We are not responsible. Steal anything in sight.”
William S. Burroughs
