If one uses music that one does not really love, then one will not succeed in making it one's own. Lukas Foss lovemakemusic Change image and share on social
Anybody can put things together that belong together. to put things together that don't go together, and make it work, that takes genius like Mozart's. Yet he is presented in the play Amadeus as a kind of silly boy whom the gods loved. Lukas Foss amadeusbelongboy share on social
There is another interesting paradox here: by immersing ourselves in what we love, we find ourselves. We do not lose ourselves. One does not lose one's identity by falling in love. Lukas Foss fallfindidentity Change image and share on social
To understand Mozart's contradictory qualities would indeed be to understand genius. Lukas Foss contradictorygeniusmozart Change image and share on social
Any creator owes a debt to past creation. Lukas Foss creationcreatordebt Change image and share on social
For years that may mean imitation. Then, one day, it is like a door opening, and a new thought comes in. Why not try this instead. Suddenly he is doing something original, almost in spite of himself. Lukas Foss daydoorimitation Change image and share on social
When I went back to visit my native Berlin after World War II, I noticed that the only thing I really remembered from my childhood Berlin days is the shoe store. Lukas Foss backberlinchildhood Change image and share on social
Most artists have experienced the creative block. We get stuck in our work. We beat our head against the wall: nothing. Sometimes, it is because we are trying something at the wrong time. Lukas Foss artistbeatblock Change image and share on social
The best way to investigate the elusive phenomenon called the creative process may well be to target all the misconceptions, to explain what the creative process is not. Lukas Foss callcreativeelusive Change image and share on social
It is obvious that anything a scientist discovers or invents is based on previous discoveries and inventions. The same applies to the arts. Lukas Foss applyartbase Change image and share on social
