“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. … I cannot tell if I would have done any creative work of importance in music, but I do know that I get most joy in life out of my violin.”
1920s, Viereck interview (1929)
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“I see my life in terms of music.”

“Playing music is something I would like to do my whole life.”
From an interview before performing at the 47th Annual Grammy Music Awards in Los Angeles(9 February 2014) http://www.larchmontgazette.com/2005/articles/20050209mintzer.html
2005

Bassics interview (1999)

On whether Escovedo knew he had staying power as a musician in “Pete Escovedo: Rhythms of Life” https://jazztimes.com/features/interviews/pete-escovedo-rhythms/ in Jazz Times (2017 Nov 23)

“I think a life in music is a life beautifully spent and this is what I have devoted my life to.”
Penso che una vita per la musica sia una vita spesa bene ed è a questo che mi sono dedicato.
As quoted at a tribute page on his official website, lucianopavarotti.com (September 2007) http://www.lucianopavarotti.com

John Guinn (December 22, 1982) "Rubinstein Was His Music", Detroit Free Press, p. 8D.
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OffBeat interview (2005)

On his musical work
Ebony interview (2007)