"I feel that new music is actually more linked to us than maybe a Mozart symphony. Music, art in general, somehow evolves with us in the way we experience the world."
Feldstein knew the eyes of the musical-loving world were focused like laser beams on her every move. How many of us would make such a brave decision?
"The one thing I do know is the rest of my days will be about the mission, the various missions. They're all connected. I can no longer just play because it's fun or take a gig because it pays well."
"what I'm trying to do is de-doucheify him so that he comes off as somebody that you hopefully like and root for and understand why she would be with him."
"I think there's something really valuable about building this space for Black musicians and also to inspire the next generation of of creatives to say, you can do something different, too."
"I want to try to find the spirituality behind Coltrane's playing. I want to copy the feeling that he had back at this time because that's what's truly sticks out."
"It does make you think about your own desire for money or need for money. I mean, how much is is regarded as a feasible amount? How much becomes no longer really morally right."
"I challenge anyone to have to do this particular task with anything and not have strange empathy for the person they've been putting into their head."
"I don't think I'm ever going to really process how truly profound all of this is. I don't think anything will ever top that. How could it possibly?"
"I am really interested in living in a way that helps other people be better. But I have to help myself be better. Composing is just the whole apparatus for that."