William Bolcom Inspirational Quotes (4)

Once I know what the first page is, then the rest will come.

I knew I was going to be composing. It all makes sense in retrospect. But you don't know while you're in the process of improvising your life.

I would find myself, not necessarily always assigning these little bits of music for here or there, but all of a sudden something would fall into place and it would be exactly that.

There's got to be something that you can do that will not just be a nice honor to the play, or the book, or the movie you're dealing with, but some aspect that maybe can explore something that the play couldn't do.