There are a lot of people in New York who may not be pianists, but they understand value and quality. Then there are people who appreciate art. A lot of these 100-year-old pianos are exquisite works of art. They look phenomenal in an apartment. They can make an apartment.

If you think of the market value of all of the corporations that trade on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq, the vast majority of the value of those businesses is tied up in intangible assets and intellectual property. It's because of that -- that these values are primarily intangible and intellectual -- that the need for this specialized area is coming about.

I believe the people of the city of New York were selected as the people of the year, because of the very brave and heroic way in which they responded from the first moment to the worst attack on the United States ever in our history.

People say we're all identical, but Jennifer Lopez is an American. She's from New York. She doesn't have an accent. Some of these Latin people - their Spanish is pathetic. They learned it when they became famous as Latinos.

People come here to drink and enjoy the beautiful New York skyline, but this makes it harder for them to enjoy themselves,

When I came to New York, I began to meet the people who became the most famous artists of our time. I was insecure about my own level of ability, I didn't know whether I could compete with these people and, at the same time. I was wondering what is this anyway?