"I think for composers, you know your child better than everybody. You created it. But the child still has facets that you don't know and that will always be the case."
"The greatest music needs to be fearless. Ultimately you have to have faith in the music and that it will lead you to where it should be."
"I feel like Bill and I are both very adventurous musical spirits and we're ready to go anywhere."
"I feel really lucky for everything that I’ve been able to do, and I’m very excited to keep making my arts and crafts, which is how I like to think of what I do."
"Joy is an action. Love is an action. Hope is an action. All of those things are actions that don't just happen."
"I feel like the songs choose me the way clothes choose you or the way a pastry chooses you when you walk into a bakery."
"I wanted to make a statement that I'm not just a piano player. I'm also someone that has an idea or a vision musically that goes beyond just the eighty eight key box."
This is our final New In Music column for 2023. I hope you’ve enjoyed these previews of the best new releases each week. So let’s get right to the best of what’s New In Music This Week: December 15th:
My top pick is:
MUSICALS: DAYS...
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