Today's symphonic music is sponsored by the upper structures of society.

Bach and Beethoven, all of them, they had to write something to please the upper structure, those with money and power.

All these other nations seem to appreciate what I'm doing and they want me to play the furthest out things.

The world is in such a bad condition that if they don't find what you call a redeemer, every man, woman and child on this planet will be eliminated.

I'm not a minister, I'm not a philosopher, I'm not a politician, I'm in another category.

And then when I went to Chicago, that's when I had these outer space experiences and went to the other planets.