Music has a power of forming the character, and should therefore be introduced into the education of the young. This is a very democratic organization, so let's take a vote. All those who disagree with me, raise their hands. I guess you thought I was conducting, but I wasn't. I guess you thought I was conducting, but I wasn't.
Good musicians execute their music but bad ones murder it.
Of all the arts, music is practiced most. After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. Wagner's music is better than it sounds. They're so macho they prefer to walk in the dark and bang their shins. A good orchestra is always ready to play if the conductor steps on the podium.