Both parents were very encouraging – especially my father. My father thought the sun rose and set with me. Neither one had a musical background or any musical talent. They liked classical music, but neither could carry a tune. Gordon Getty Read Quote
Nicolette, Kendalle, and Alexandra are my children. Their mother, Cynthia Beck, and I, love them very much. Gordon Getty Read Quote
There is no change – I’m as deep or as shallow as I ever was. What’s new is on-the-job experience. This is what you gain with years. Gordon Getty Read Quote
Either your understanding of the meaning of music is there from the beginning or it is not. Gordon Getty Read Quote
My music is all about an idealistic human personality. I have 19th-century ideals. Gordon Getty Read Quote
The Getty family has been fully supportive throughout this situation, and for that, I am very grateful. Gordon Getty Read Quote
When my opera Plump Jack was performed in 1989, my first piano teacher sent me something that I’d composed when I was four. I remember I played it, and it still sounded like me. I’m the same composer I was then. Gordon Getty Read Quote
I feel that I belong to the 19th century. Some composers’ music is very topical. It almost says, ‘This is about what I read in newspapers yesterday.’ Not mine. Gordon Getty Read Quote
