I've come to the conclusion that a long, personal relationship is next to impossible for me. Ultimately, music is a possessive mistress.

The life of any musician really doesn't fall into a normal schedule at all. Every week there are different rehearsals, different days and nights of performances, so we don't have a particular pattern that we can follow. For a conductor, it is a little bit worse because we have to allow for traveling.

I'll know I'm reaching the total American market when I'm asked to do a video for MTV.

Leonard Slatkin Quotes