Food for Thought from Gunther Schuller

"I love the word realize. I hate the word interpretation" -- Gunther Schuller

I heard Gunther Schuller speak today in a classroom in the basement of the music building on the campus of the University of Illinois. I grew up revering him, and now I understand why.

[The above picture is a screen shot from this recent video. It just didn't seem right for me to ask to take a picture this afternoon. He was, however, wearing the same shirt.]