Gordon Getty

Either your understanding of the meaning of music is there from the beginning or it is not. ”

I do not think that music keeps evolving. It evolved through Bach; since then, in my humble opinion, all the innovations added nothing. ”

I was in Paris at an English-language bookstore. I picked up a volume of Dickinson's poetry. I came back to my hotel, read 2,000 of her poems and immediately began composing in my head. I wrote down the melodies even before I got to a piano. ”

If you have more money than you need, you have to give it away. It's a duty. I get to choose whom to sponsor, and I like to give to the areas that I know something about. ”

I've had every advantage in the world, despite the 18 years of silence which were nobody's fault but mine. ”

Nicolette, Kendalle, and Alexandra are my children. Their mother, Cynthia Beck, and I, love them very much. ”

I don't think events in your life affect your music. ”

The Getty family has been fully supportive throughout this situation, and for that, I am very grateful. ”

There is no change - I'm as deep or as shallow as I ever was. What's new is on-the-job experience. This is what you gain with years. ”

It's true that I tend to daydream. I'm the same person in business as I am in music: I can be distracted and absentminded. It's my style. ”