I am old enough to remember the enormous fight over Tate Modern. It is such a part of our cultural landscape now, we forget the opposition to it.
— Simon Rattle
Learning music is a birthright. And you have to start young.
My worst and best qualities are rashness: the good part of it is due to youth, which is, of course, why I'm not a great conductor.
Oh Lord... I don't really do pride.
As an older dad you can certainly get down on the floor. The problem is can you get up again?
Conductors make too much fuss about conductors! Humility and hard work are virtues. We're nothing without our musicians.
If you think the music business is the be-all and end-all of life, you're in big trouble.
