Billy Joel

I think historically America has been pretty tolerant. It seems when there's a mass influx from one place, that's when it becomes problematic for Americans.

We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.

I'm a history nut.

Exeter was, I suspect, more crucial in my life than in the lives of most members of my class, and conceivably, than in the lives of almost anyone else who ever attended the school.

Classical music presents some of the world's most challenging pieces.

I ended up turning down a full scholarship of music at the conservatory to pay to go to cooking school.