MJF's Interview with
LUCIA MICARELLI
Artists Who Influenced
Anne-Sophie Mutter
“Composers need the freedom to feel that anything is possible.” Anne-Sophie Mutter
Gidon Kremer
"Both of us -- as many others did -- struggled against the political impositions of the Soviet system. I was happy to be able to feel in Alfred an artist on the same wavelength, and tried my best to 'defend' his music." - Gidon Kremer
Led Zeppelin
“Nowadays, we’re more into staying in our rooms and reading Nietzsche.” - Jimmy Page
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
“I found myself at an age where you have to confirm things that were decided for you when you’re younger and that time was very confusing for me, but coming out of that, I made a conscious commitment to music.” - Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Nigel Kennedy
“If you’re playing within your capability, what’s the point? If you’re not pushing your own technique to its own limits with the risk that it might just crumble at any moment, then you’re not really doing your job.” - Nigel Kennedy
Pink Floyd
“The spaces between the words are just as important as the words themselves.” - Roger Waters
Bill Evans
"Intuition has to lead knowledge, but it can't be out there alone." - Bill Evans
John Coltrane
"When there's something we think could be better, we must make an effort." - John Coltrane
Miles Davis
"Bebop was about change and evolution. It wasn't about standing still and being safe." - Miles Davis
Chet Baker
“The drummer; he inspired me to play like no one else I have ever met.” - Chet Baker
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