George Crumb

The future will be the child of the past and the present, even if a rebellious child.

I pick up the New York Times or Time and it's talking about the latest rock group, which I'm sure is exciting to some people, but it neglects a huge area of music.

Perhaps two million years ago the creatures of a planet in some remote galaxy faced a musical crisis similar to that which we earthly composers face today.

They said I couldn't play anything but an English boy. I knew I could. So I went to New York.

I confess that I listen to my own music for my own pleasure.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.