Everyone is born with genius, but most people only keep it a few minutes.

Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs.

I have just begun a work in which an important part is given to a large chorus and with it I want to use several of your instruments - augmenting their range as in those I used for my Equatorial - especially in the high range.

There is an idea, the basis of an internal structure, expanded and split into different shapes or groups of sound constantly changing in shape, direction, and speed, attracted and repulsed by various forces.

Music is organized sound.

I was not influenced by composers as much as by natural objects and physical phenomena.