30 Quotes by Anthony Davis

Time and rhythm are the most important elements in music. If both aren't well conceived, organized, and executed, no amount of notes will make the piece a meaningful artistic experience.

You have your own perceptions as an artist because you're put on this planet to create mystery, but you're put here to unravel mysteries too.

I love opera, I love writing for the voice, I love telling stories with music.

Hearing is believing...a magician with the piano.

I knew I could never be accepted as a straight-ahead jazz musician, nor would Iaccept myself as that. I would never be accepted as a minimalist. I wouldn't be adowntown composer. Because I find all orthodoxies, all doctrines to be ultimatelybanal.

Only one music comes out of me.

I always tried so hard to fit in, and then I figured out that I didn't want to fit.

The government has made some fairly significant strides in the last few months, particularly on the intelligence side. They've got a much clearer picture of what's going on.

We wanted this game so we had a chance to go into the playoffs and so we could get a home playoff game.