I think it was Duke Ellington who once said that we're always most pleased with our current record. I mean, you have to assume that you learn from one, and you do something better next time.

  • -- George Shearing 乔治·谢林

我想艾灵顿公爵曾经说过,我们总是对目前的成绩感到最满意。我的意思是,你必须假设你能从中学到东西,下次你能做得更好。

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My tea is nearly ready and the sun has left the sky; It’s time to take the window to see Leerie going by; For every night at tea-time and before you take your seat, With lantern and with ladder he comes posting up the street.

我的茶快好了,太阳已经离开了天空;该走到窗口去看丽莉了;每天晚上吃茶点的时候,在你坐下来之前,他都提着灯笼和梯子在街上走来走去。

They were, I doubt not, happy enough in their dark stalls, because they were horses, and had plenty to eat; and I was at times quite happy enough in the dark loft, because I was a man, and could think and imagine.

我相信他们在黑暗的马厩里一定很开心,因为他们是马,有很多吃的;有时我在黑暗的阁楼里也很快乐,因为我是一个男人,能够思考和想象。

Sometimes when you start losing detail, whether it's in music or in life, something as small as failing to be polite, you start to lose substance.

有时候,当你开始失去细节时,无论是在音乐还是生活中,像不懂礼貌这样的小事,你就开始失去实质内容。

The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all night to write it is nonsense. Nighttime is for sleeping.

一个作曲家突然有了一个很棒的想法,然后通宵达旦地写出来,这种陈旧的想法是毫无意义的。晚上是睡觉的时间。

My dad is my biggest source of inspiration. He's a lawyer, and when he'd get home, we always sat down and listened to music.

我父亲是我最大的灵感来源。他是个律师,当他回家时,我们总是坐下来听音乐。

The modern composer builds upon the foundation of truth.

现代作曲家以真理为基础。