I was born in Somerville, but I don't remember very much about it because we moved from there to Arlington when I was five years old, and it was in Arlington that I spent most of my childhood.

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I did all kinds of things in order to earn a living.

I did all kinds of things in order to earn a living.

No, no, I didn't know him. He lost his mind around 1917 because of the...

No, no, I didn't know him. He lost his mind around 1917 because of the...

I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano, but I did become...

I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano, but I did become...

It's hard for me to think of others because I'm not particularly in sympathy with...

It's hard for me to think of others because I'm not particularly in sympathy with...

This is not to say that the Scots are not fine people, but they were...

This is not to say that the Scots are not fine people, but they were...

I found a greater identity with my own emotions in the Armenian culture as I...

I found a greater identity with my own emotions in the Armenian culture as I...

I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God.

I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God.

My mother's background was Scottish. She came from an old family, some of whom lived...

My mother's background was Scottish. She came from an old family, some of whom lived...

There were periods when I sometimes made fires in a large, open fireplace that lasted...

There were periods when I sometimes made fires in a large, open fireplace that lasted...

I think that of my 21 symphonies, each has its own place.

I think that of my 21 symphonies, each has its own place.

There is nothing like practice.

There is nothing like practice.